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MEMORIAL 


De  Forsyths  de  Fronsac 


BY 


FREDERIC  (;RE(;0RY  FORSYTH.  VISCOUNT  DE  FRONSAC 

t'lr  \N(  KI  l.DK      ol       1111-      .'-.I- li.M-.t   KIAJ.     ()l(l>l-.l(     Ol      fWAHA,     MlMlllK    (Jl     C'lllMll.    1)1 

rill.  IMni)   ICMriKi-    l.o^  \ii-~i    Assoi  i  \  i  idn  oi    i'an\I)\.    wd   IIkhai.h- 
MxKMiAi    1)1    nil    Am  AN  Om>i.i<  di    Si,  (iioiK.i-, 


n  O  S  T  ()  N 

PkK  SS      OF      ROCKWI    I.  I.      AND      ClI  IK  CHILL 

I  S  9  7 


ff\)i:^'.h(Z     fQ 


f     ,  ./ 


HXPLANATION, 


Sdiis  are  inaikod   I.,   II.,   III.,  etc. 
(iraiidsoiis,  1,   'J,  •),  etc. 
(in-at-gi-aiidsous,  rt,  A.  r,  etc. 
(ireul-great-graiKLsons,  i.,  ii.,  iii.,  etc., 
unless  otlu'iwist'  specilied. 


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ARMS    OF    rORSYTH    OF    FAILZERTON 
Coi.nty   Ayr,   Sc'jtI.ind. 


Arms     of     Conite     de 

Forsyth    de    Fionsac, 

Aquitaiiia,    Fiance,  825 

A. D.,  were  the  Imperial      ny, 

Eagle,  with  the  Counts    r"-v-i'-*s':^^-ff; 

coronet    between    the    V^  -^ 

heads.     The  shield  and 

crests    were    added    in 

Scotland    as    borne    by 

the     present    families. 

The  Vicomte  s  coronet 


ARMS    OF    FOkSYTH    OF    TAILZERTON, 

Ciiunly    Stirlirt?,    Si.O'|j'iil 


over  the  shield  was 
added  by  Nicolas  Denys, 
Vicomte  de  Fronsac, 
1650  A  D.,  Royal  Gov- 
erncr  of  Acadia,  his 
mother  being  Margaret, 
daugliter  of  David 
Forsyth,  Lord  of  Dykes, 
and  heir  of  the  Comtes 
de  Foisyth  de  Fronsac. 
in    France. 


ARMS   OF   COMTE    DE    FORSYTH    DE    FRONSA.: 
Ai.|uitdnla     France    H?""!  A  D. 


ARMS    or    FORSYTH    OF    THE    FIRS, 
Bi-ik-,hire,    Enfc>|jii(l. 


ARMS  OF  FORSYTH  OF  CROMARTY  AiMO  El.GiN, 
Si,ot|jiiit. 


FORSYTH    DE    FRONSAC. 


IN  tin;  Htli  ('('iilmv  the  Kmperor  Cliiirlcmiioiit'  hiiilt  the 
Ciistlc  Foisath,  on  tlu'  banks  of  the  Donloniu.,  in  A(|iii- 
tiinia.  twenty  miles  al)()vc  Hordoanx,  as  a  i('stiainini«' 
inlluencc  on  the  (Jascons.  It  was  aftenvaids  called  Korsath 
(le  Fronsac,*  later  spelled  Forsytli,  in  Scotland. 

He  made  it  the  capital  of  the  district,  and  a|)p()inted  as 
lirst  Comte  de  Forsyth,  one  of  his  suns,  who  hore  as  armo- 
rial the  imperial  ca^'lc  sahh'.  with  a  curonet  between  the 
heads,  and  he  was  ancestor  of  the  Comtcs  Forsvth  de 
Fronsac,  whose  possessions  in  the  eldest  line  male  continued 
down  to  the  loth  centurv. 

It  was  then  that  the  Knolish,  at  v  with  the  French,  in- 
vaded Acpiitania  under  command  of  the  Karl  of  Derby,  and 
ill  their  cc.urse  destroyed  the  Ciistle  Forsuth,  or  Forsyth  de 
I''ronsac.f 


*"  Ilistoiie  (u'lKMul"  (I,iiviss,.),  Vol.  I.,  )).  310. 
t"  Kroissait's  Clironiclos,"  (  liap.  CIV. 


l-n|;svni    l>K    KI.'ONSAC. 


Hctorc  this,  ill  the  latter  jtart  nl'  tlir  1-Uli  (•ciitiirv  aiul  the 
l)('niiiiiiiiy  (it  tln'  14tli.  Scotlaiitl  ciiterefl  into  an  alliiiiicf  witli 
some  of  the  princes  and  nohh-s  of  Kiance.  in  onlcr  to  tj[aiii 
licr  indcpoiKU'iicc  frctiii  the  clainis  of  snzefainty  l*jinlaii(l 
proc'lainu'd  over  her. 

Anionn"  those  who  went  over  froiii  At|nitania  to  aid  the 
Scottish  kin_n',  Koliert  di-  l>rnce,  was  tin-  Chevalier  Oshert  de 
Forsyth,  son  of  IJohert  tie  Forsyth,  s|)oken  of  in  lladdini^- 
ton's  llisloiieal  Collections  as  rcceiviiin'  h)r  fealty  a  liiiiidicd 
solidatcs  teirac  teneiiicnto  de  SalUill.  in  Co.  Stirling,  from 
the  kino'.  \\v  heloiij^ed  to  a  yonn<^cr  hraiich  of  the  Comte 
de  Forsyth  de  Froiisac,  the  tdder  line  (lisai»}»caiin^-  at  this 
time   from    I'^reiieh  history. 

Ill  the  meantime  the  lief  of  Forsyth  de  l^'ronsac  reverted 
to  a  hraiich  of  the  N'alcis  family,  as  next  claimants  in  l''rance 
under  the  title  of  \'icomtc  de  I'^roiisac,  and  a  new  castle 
was  rehnilt    under  the  name  of  Chatean    I'lonsac. 

In  ^•')h\  the  title  was  once  moi-e  made  a  count,  and  in 
15")')  Antoine  de  Lustrac,  as  next  in  succession,  was  cn-ated 
Martjuis  de  I'^ronsac.  From  him  the  title  passed  to  the 
family  of  i»i'.  Cmmont,  and  in  l<iOS  Fronsac  was  ereetetl 
into  a  duchy  and  jiasscd  to  FiiANcis  I)'Oi:ij:ans  Longiik- 
VIIJ.E,  Comte  de  St.  I'ol.  At  his  death,  in  Iti^U,  without 
direct  heir,  the   peerai>'e  hecame  extinct. 

Tlie  cardinal.  Due  Die  IJH'iiici.iKf,  immmk  ministi:!;  of 
FltANCK,  however,  revived  some  claim  to  it  in  lti:U,  and 
transferred  it  to  his  nephew,  the  Maim.u'is  iu-:  F.inczi:,  who 
Was  an  admiral  of   P'ranec. 

In  l»i4(>  his  sister,  the  l'i;iNci:s.s  Die  Condi';,  the  next  heir, 
hecame  Duchess  de  Frons.ic,  and  at  her  ch'atli  the  title  went 
to  the  next  ridativt; : 

AliMAND  .IkAN  !»10  VUiMOllOT  i>i  I'lkssis,  DlK'  in>:  HlCIIH- 
i-ii:i'  and  i»i',  FiKtNSAC,  with  whosi'  descenchmts  it  I'l'inained 
until  the  French  revolution  of  llW. 

Descended  from  ()sni-:itT  dk  Foiisytii.  settled  in  Scothmd, 
tempo  Rohert  <U'  IJriice  was  his  son: 


KUUSVTll    l»K    I'UnNSAC. 


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IvniiKitT  i»K  l''<>i;s\'ni,*  iiii  (dlicer  (if  the  t-rowii,  who  icii- 
(lerecl  ail  ;ic((»\iiit  to  Kiiiy-  Kolicrt  II.  of  the  citistoin  of  Stii- 
liiitr.  iiiid  ifccivi'd  fidiii  the  l<iii<jf  Clud  per  iiiminii  from  the 
lands  of  rohiiiiise  Marischall,  Co.  Stiiliiin'.  lie  was  C'oiista- 
hle  of  Stirlin<(  Casth'  mi  18«>8.  and  liis  l>rothci'.  William  de 
l-'oi'svlh,  in  1-)t>4  was  Haillcc  of  l^dinhni-^li.  Uohcifs  son 
was  : 

.IniiN  1>K  l-'(>i;sN'ni,'  an  ollici'i'  for  the  erowii  in  1370.  ilis 
son  was  : 

WiMJA.M  DK  Fousvrii,*  an  ollicer  for  the  crown  in  \-)W. 
His  son  : 

HoHHiiT  DK  FousvTii,  witnessed  u  charter  of  I{(»l)ert  Keith, 
Karl  Marischall  of  Scotland,  in  14:2»i.     His  son: 

John  i>k  Fonsvrii.  ac(iiiiied  the  lands  of  (iilcairnstorm, 
("o.  Ahei'deeii,  in  147<K  He  married  the  danyhter  of  .lames 
Doni^las.  Lord  of  Dykes,  Co.  Lanark.  He  was  also  a  relative 
of  Thomas  de  Forsyth,  who  was  Canon  of  (ilasgow  in  14(ST, 
who  hore  "Two  huekles  on  a  heiid."     .lohn's  son  was: 

D.wiit  i»K  FoitsVTii.  of  (Jileairnstorm,  Lord  of  Dykes:  lu- 
obtained  the  Marony  of  Nydie.     His  son  was: 

D.w'ii)  i>i",  Foiisvni,  Baron  of  Nydie,  l^ord  of  Dykes,  etc., 
loOT.      1  lis  son  was  : 

John  l''oi:s\'ni,  of  Dykes.  IJaion  of  Nydie,  L')40,  whose 
arms  as  Forsyth  of  Nydie  are  emblazoned  in  the  llerahlie 
MS.  of  Sir  David  Lindsay  of  the  Mount,  Knight  of  the  Ivose 
Ilaunclie,  and  Principal  Herald  of  Scotland  in  ].')A'2.  He 
had  a  brother,  James  Forsyth,  who  was  signer  of  a  feudal 
charter  before  the  Lords  Commissioners  at  Kdinburgh  in 
L")<>0,  as  Lord  of  the  Moiuistery  of  Dnmblane,  "  Dominus 
James  h'orsyth,  nuinu  projiria.""  for  the  brother  of  Fatiick 
Murray  of  Tibbimuire.f  Another  one  of  his  relatives  in 
ir)4:2  was  Henry  1^'orsyth.  Hector  of  Monymusk.  John  l^'or 
syth.  of  Dykes,  iiaroii  of  Nydie,  etc.,  in  lo4-5,  transferred  his 
estates  of  (iilcairnstorm,  Co.  Aberdeen,  to   Lord  (iorc^'-^u  of 


*  "  ExcIrmukm-  Rolls  of  Scotland." 
t  <  Mipliiiiits  in  Scotliind. 


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FOIiSYTII    in:    I'ltONSAC. 


I'ittwig.  He  Wiis  also  in  one  of  tlic  inilitiiry  (joiiipiinio.s  of 
Fraiifo  ill  l;3»i(l,  and  assumcil  tin.  title  ol'  ('oiiitc  l-'orsalli  (U; 
Fioiisac.      His  son  was  : 

David  Foiisvrir,  of  Dykes.*  laTl.     lie  was  coinniissioiifp 
of  Reveniu'  for  (Jlustrow  in  15l»4.t      His  eliildren  were  : 

I.  Mar<i(in't,m.   Jean    Deiiys,  of    Honlleiir,  and  St.  \'in- 

eent  de  Toiii's,  I-" ranee. 

II.  '/anit'x,  ("oinniissioiier  for  (Jlag.M\,  IdOS,  d.  s.  |j. 

III.  Wlllldin,  his  sueeessor. 

I\  .     M(ttt]i(>ii\  of  Aiielieniriay,  an  advocate. 

V^        lioheri,  Fail7.ert<iii4  Co.  Ayr.      He  was  in  tlie  {•'leiieii 

Army,  was  a  eiaiiiiaiit  of    tlie  title  of    iMusatli  de 

I'^roiisac. 


FOUSAYTH    OF    FAIL/.KUTOX. 


Cai'T.  James  Foksavtii,  son  of  IJoheit.  of  Fail/erton,  a 
eaptaiu  by  land  and  sea,  in.  liis  cousin.  Marguerite,  dau.  of  tlie 

*  Tlio  iiiiiis  (iC  N  v.lic  wore  roiifiriiu'il  to  liis  posterity  tliroii-li  tlie  iMiiiilics  of  I  )ykcs, 
Fiiil/crton,  clc,  by  the  ileriikl>'  ('olle;;i'  of  Scothiiul. 

t  Act  of  Scot.  I'arl.  !\'.,  p.  7!»  (l.")!)!):  "Act  in  favor  of  the  citic  of  (iiasjr„w  .  .  . 
recites  a  coniinission  formerly  ifiven  for  rcineid  of  defects  .  .  .  full  power  and 
eoniiiiissioii  .  .  .  to  David  Forsyth  of  I  )y]<cs  .  .  .  and  raise  and  lift  the  Itcer 
and  malt  inereat. " 

t  Anns  of  Xydie  coiilirmed  to  the  Forsaytlis  of  Failzertoii  hy  Sir  (ieo.  McKeiizie, 
Kinfr  of  Arms  for  Scotland. 


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roUSVTII    l>K    KIJONSAC.  7 

Cheviilirr    Nicolas    Dciiys.    X'icointe  <U;   Kioiisiic    aii«l   IJoyal 
(iovt'iimr  (»r  Acadia. 

WiMJANf  FoitsYTli,  (»!'  Dykes,  son  of  David  as  above,  was 
Coniinissioiici-  to  I'ailiainciit  for  Foncs  in  lt»21.  Ilis  cliil- 
di'cii  well' : 

I.  WiUidtii  Foi'Hiilh,  i){  Dykes.'  his  sueeessor.   whose  dan. 

Uarhara  in.  IJanni  UeUo. 

II.  Jo/ni    F»rsi/t/i,-\    .M.I*,    for  ("nUen    (lti.V2)    and   one   of 

tlie  sitrners  of  the  eoininission  to  meet  the  Enurlish 
Parliament.       He    m.    a    danohter    of    Sir    Williafn 
Livingston,  of  Kilsyth.     Issue: 
1.     James  (of  whom  hereafter). 
±     Walter.J  Frovost   of  the   I'liiveisity  of  CJlas- 
gow, m.  Margaret,  dan. of  ('apt.  James  For- 
sayth,  of   Fail/erton,  hy   wife   Marguerite, 
dan.  of  Nicolas,  \'ieomtede  l-'ronsuc,  IJoyal 
(lovernor  of  Acadia. 
HI.    Jidiirx,   from    whom   are   the   Forsyths  of    Flgin  and 
Cromarty,  etc. 

TnK  Famii.v  ni'  Dknvs  ae(iuired  a  great  renown  in  France 
ill  (!onneetion  with  early  American  ex[»lorations.  In  1506 
('apt.  Jean  Denys,  of  Honfleur.  pnhlished  a  chart  of  that 
(iulfof  N.  America,  afterwards  known  as  th.e  (iulf  of  St. 
Lawrence. 

He  was  also  one  (»f  the  companions  of  \'eraz/ani  commis- 
sioned liy  the  king,  Francis  I.,  to  tiiul  lands  in  the  New 
World  for  France  in  1.V24.  His  grandson  Jean,  also  a  ca[)- 
tain  on  the  sea,  married  the  eldest  (diild  of  David  Forsyth, 
Lord  of  Dykes  in  Scotland,  and  claimant  of  the  de  Fronsac 
title  in  France.     Among  his  children  hy  this  marriage  were: 

*Uet.  Scot.  I'iiil.  Atil)rev.  Iiiq.  Slice.  I.iiiiark  (190),  .Jan.  IH,  lOlO :  "  Hercs 
William  Forsvlli  dc  Dvkis,  piitiis,  in 40  solitlatcs  terraniiii  aiitiqui  evtniitiis  t\c  (Jaync, 
40  solidates  dc  I'nthcos,  inlVa  doiuiiiiiiin  dc  Ncwliurgli  ct  liaioniiiiu  de  .Mtiiicklaiul." 

t  Act  Scot.  I'arl.  (1«;")2). 

J  Act.  Scot.  I'ail.  (1078). 


>^  i''*)i;ssrii    ni;   I''i;<>nsa<'. 

I.  Nii-uhis,  who,  for  tlii'  scrNJccs  nl'  liis  ;tiiccslurs  in  dis- 
(•(»\<Miiin'  IiiimIs  Inr  l'"r;iiicc  in  Anicricii.  icccivrd  in  lull  sov- 
cniit^nity  IVoin  llic  kiiiL;',  tlic  noi'tlicni  liall  ul'  .\c;i(li:i  in  l<i:;L', 
:i  domain  <if  altoul  ^llJ.UOO  S(|nai('  miles.  Tlic  ollifi-  poilion 
was  l)('slii\\('(|  (111  llic  ('(innuandcr  dc  l{a/,ill\  and  llif  (  JKnaliLT 
('laudc  (If  Si.  l^ticniir  di;  la  'Toiii'. 


IN     DK    KUONSACS    DOMAIN',   TliACA  IXK,    ACADIA. 


Nicolas  Dciiys  was  horn  at  Si.  \'iiict'iil  dc  Toms  in  l.V.is, 
and  was  ilaiinant  ol'  tlic  dc  b'roiisac  title,  lie  was  also  made; 
Ity  the  kinjj'  Ifoyal  (Jovismor  of  Acadia  entire.  On  account 
ol  ti'oiihle  with  the  ('iitholics.  he  heiiii^'  a  1 1  ncfiiciiot.  a  hic'- 
otcd  olTK-cr.  Lc  Uoin'ne,  secretly  planiKMl  an  amhnsli  at^'ainst 
the  j^overiior,  and.  witli  ollieis.  caiifnit'(|  him,  when  alone, 
and   carried   him   a    prisoner   to    I'oil,   l(o\al    (  .Vmiapolis ). 

lie  ohtained.  liowe\cr.  the  aid  of  the  Trotcstant  I'!ii_L;'li.sli, 
with  wIkum  he  was  force*!  to  form  an  alliance  for  his  own 
safely,  and  they  I'cleasod  him  hy  armed  inter\  t-nt  ion.  In  the 
meantime  he  had  opened  the  countrx  lo  colonists,  fostered 
ti'ade  witli  New  l'Jit;land,  Imilt  ships,  estahlished  the  town  of 
(iasp<'  as  his  capital,  had  a  h,  1  on  the  Straits  of  ('anseaii  to 
protect,  his  treasnr<'S,  wlii(  li  were  on  the  Cape  Ui'etoii  shore, 
from  the  sjioliat ion  of  his  enemies.  His  enemies  next  pro- 
ceeded to  petition  the  kini;' for  liisr(!mo\al  from  the  ^'ovmiior- 
shi|).  They  suceee(led  in  ^'ettiiiL,'  (liriUldiere  appointeil.  and 
de  I'^roiisac  retircfl  into  his  ow  n  teriitor\ .     Tlu!  new  Lioveinoi, 


(i^?;^«f'^'Biir?r' 


.^ 


(From  I.  S.S.  Co.'u  collection.) 

DE     FRONSAC'S    DOMAIN. 

Near  tlio  straits  of  C.tiiseau  w,ts  fie  Fronsac's  Fort  anrJ  Treasury,  and  Baddeck 
was  oiu-  of  his   ports  of  entry. 


( 


FOItSYTH    DH    FIJONSAC.  0 

witli   llie  aid   of  tlie   king's  shij)s  iiiid  troops,  made  war  on 
<le  Froiisac,  seized  tlie  ships  hy  wiiicli  he   traded  with  New 
Kiiglaiul,  I)esie,o-(Hl  and  drove  liiin  from  the  fort  at  ranseau,got 
his  treasury  at   ('ai)e  P.retoii.  and  linailv  drove  him  from  the 
country.     Charlevoix,  in   ids  History  of  Canada,  says,  ''Tlie 
loss  of  the  most  important  enterprising,  lihcral,  and  "best  edn- 
(•utedi)erson  was  a  great  blow  t(»  the  country."     ButinlGCtB  he 
so  far  recovered  theauthority  that  tlu;  king  appointed  him  Lieu- 
tenant-General  for  Acadia,  and  in  lOCJ,  at  the  instance  of  his 
friend,  the  minister  Talon,  his  claims  on  the  title  of  Vicomte  de 
Fronsac  were  recognized  and  onU-red  to  be  enregistcred  by  the 
king,   Louis   XIV.     Four  others   were  enrolled  at  the  same 
time  with  him   in  the  nobility  of  New  Franc(>.  Canada.     In 
1672  there   was   published  in  P;!ris  his   history,  in   two    vol- 
umes, entitled,  "Descrii.tion  Gc.grai.hifpie  et'llistorique  de 
rAmeri(|Ue  Septentrionale  avee  Tllistoire  Xaturale  du  Fays." 
He  is  mentioned  by  Charlevoix  as  the  best  instructed  of  "the 
goveniors  of  New  France.     lie  m.  in  France  Margueri    ■  de 
La  Faye.     His  children,  born  in  France,  were:  * 

1.  Illchanl,    Vicomte    de    Fronsac,    Seigneur    de    Miri- 

machie    and    Ciovernor   of    Caspc,    m.  1st,    Anne 
Parabego;  i>d.  Francoise,  dan.  of  Jac(iues  Cailteau, 
Sieur  de  Champlleury.     His  children  were  : 
<(.  Nicolas.f  N'icomte  de  Fronsac,  Governor,  etc..  born 
IfiSi'.  m..   1700,  Marie  Sauvagesse.     He  and  his 
children,    Francoise,    born    170S.    Gabriel,    born 
1710,  and  Jac(iues,  born   1717.  all  died  in   1782, 
l)robably  of  an  epidemic. 
^'.   Anne,  m.  Jean  Mer(;on,  (^)uebec,  1700. 
c.   Louis,    born   1ti!H),   was  a  student   in   1707   with 
Mesire    Jac(|ue    Le    lUond,  cure   of   St.   Francis 
Xavier,  Petite  Kiviere. 

2.  Mariiiwriti'    m.    at    HouHeur.     France,   in    1050,    her 
cousin    (apt.    .James    Forsayth    (son     of    Robert   of 

*  neiiys,  "  I{o-i«itiv  (iciu-,ilo<ri.|ue."     Tan^niay,  "  Dirt.  C;^!.  dii  Caiiiida." 
t  Taii;;uay's  "  DictiniiiKiiro  (ii'iii>al()uic(iio(  anadiciiiH'." 


FOKSYTH    DE    I'lIONSAC. 


Failzerton,  ("o.   Ayr)i  h  captiuii   in    Imid    and  naval 
tMiterpiises.     May  17.  1<!.")4.  lie  was  ji  |)iis()n('r  of  war 
among  tlic   Knolisli  iind  escaped  from  the   vault  he- 
low  the  I'ailiameiil    House   where  lie  had   heen   con- 
lined.      His  dauo'htei'  and  heiress  was: 
Mah(;ai!i:t     Foksavtii,*    of    Failzerton     ( Vicomtess    de 
Fronsac),  whom.  Walter  Forsyth,  Provost  of  the  University 
and    Snhdeaneries  of    (ilasgow   in    ll»78    (see   p.    7).     Theii' 
son  was  : 

.Iamks  Foiisavtm.*  of  Failzerton  (Viconite  de  Fronsac). 
He  was  a  captain  in  Kino'  William  of  Orange's  Irish  (  ani- 
paign.  He  m.  Margaret,  dan.  of  Maj.  Hugh  .Montgomerie, 
of  Co.  Avr,  who  was  a  petitioner  to  the  kincj  in  lOOO.  His 
children  wei'c : 

I.     MATTiiicw.f  horn  ('(..   Ayr,  ItiK!*,  went  lirst  to  Ireland 
where  he  married   Fstlier,  dau.  of   Hohert  (Jrahani. J  ancestor 
of  the  (irahams  of   Drumgoon,    d).   Fermanagh    (  Maguires 
Hridge).  and  descended  from  the  Farls  of  Menteath  through 
Lang    Will    (iiaham.    of    Stubhle,    Cunibei'Lind,     Kiigland. 
Matthew,  on  acc(»unt  of  the  political  troubles  in  Ireland,  went 
to  America  in  1742,  and  settled  at  Chester,  N.H.,   bringing 
considerable  wealth   with  him  and   family  silver  with  armo- 
rials thereon,  which  had  been  conlirmed  to  the  family  bv  the 
Principal  Heiald  of  Scotland,  Sir  TJeorge  Mackenzie,  Knt.  of 
the  Rose  Haunche,  etc.      He  was  one  of  the  most  prominent 
mentioned  in  the  history  of  Chester.     Name  very  freipient  in 
town  and  j)rovincial  records.     He  was  lay  [U'eachcr  in  absence 
of  minister  ami    deacon  of  the    church.     He    several    times 


•  Heeortls  ol'  I'orsaytli  of  Fail/.ortoii. 

t'M'Iiase's  Jlist.  ol'  (  lic-^tcr,"  pp.  524,  KM),  127,  12<),  130,  HO,  142,  114,  l.VJ,  259, 
4.16,  ()21,  231;  "Town  Pitpors,  X.Il.,"  Vol.  XI  .  p.  309;  Vol.  IX.,  pp.  109,  ll,",; 
"State  Papers,  X.II.,"  Vol.  IX.,  pp.  109,  115;  "(ininito  :Montlily,"  Vol.  VIII. 
The  name  is  spollod  on  the  Chester  Hceonls  P'orsuyth,  Forsaith,  and  Forsyth.  Some 
(losceniiants  follow  the  first,  others  the  last,  way  of  spcliin;;-.  He  had  an  estate  in 
Ireland  for  which  his  dcseendants  lodged  jiapers. 

t"  Drumgoon  MSS."  Hohert  (Jrahani's  wife  was  Janrt  Ilnnie,  of  the  family  of 
Castle  Hume  iind  Hume's  Wood,  wliose  estates  Join  those  of  Drumgoon,  and  have 
liassed  into  the  family  of  Luftiis,  Manpiis  of  Fly,  with  whom  they  iiitermaniecl. 


FOHSYTM    l)i:    KUONSAC. 


11 


represented  [letitioiiers  of  Cliuslcr  to  the  Proviiicial  legislat- 
ure for  imjirovenuMits  and  for  the  remedy  of  o-iievaiiees.  lie 
was  cliosen  President  of  the  Local  Committee  of  I*id)lic  Safety 
in  177*'),  and  altliough  his  attitnde  and  tliat  of  some  of  his 
sons  leaned  towards  a  resistance  of  Parliamentary  tyranny  in 
America,  he  was  a  firm  believer  that  a  royal  form  of  j^overn- 
ment  is  best  conducive  to  the  interests  of  a  people.  He  died 
17!I0.     His  children  were: 

1.  Mattiikw,  b.  in  Ireland,  was  a  loyalist  and  a  jihysician 

in  the   Koyal   Navy;  m. Oir :  came  to   Fredericksburg 

before  1774.  His  only  son  was  Robert,*  b.  1754;  captain  in 
Lee's  Lot.  Horse,  177G;  Major,  1777  :  Deputy  (Quartermaster- 
General  of  the  Southern  Ai'my,177^i;  and  A.I).C\  to  (Jeiieral 
Washington;  member  of  the  \'irginia  Order  of  Cineinnatus. 
1783;  a[)pointed  U.S.  Marshal  of  (Jcorgia,  17S*'>:  killed  in 
performance  of  duty,  17'.'4  :  buried  with  funeral  honors  by 
the  Order  of  ('incii\natus  ;  a  monument  was  eriH-ted  to  his 
memory  at  Augusta,  Ga.  :  Congress  voted  a  sum  of  money 
for  the  education  of  his  childicn  :  he  m.  Mrs.  Fanny  (Jolni- 
ston)  Houston,  a  widow,  sister  to  Judge  I'eter  .Johnston,  of 
Fiedericksburg,  and  aunt  of  Lieut. -(Jen.  Jose[»h  E.  Johnston. 
C.S.A.     Issue: 

a.  liOlJKitT,  died,  aet.  Il». 

/'.  .F(>MN,t  b.  in  Fredericksburg,  Oct.  10,  1780:  mem- 
ber of  Society  of  the  Cincinnati  :  1st  Attorney-Gen- 
eral of  Georgia,  180S  :  Ke[).  of  I'.S.  Congress,  ISl-")- 
1818:  Minister  l*lenii)otentiary  to  Spain,  lHlO-:^2  : 
Rep.  of  U.S.  Cmigress  182:i-18i>7:  (iovernor  (.f 
(Jcorgia,  1828-1830  ;  U.S.  Senator,  1830-4;  Secretary 
of  State  foi-  United  States,  1834-41  :  died  in  Wash- 
ington, Oct.    '22,  1841  ;  introduced    the    culture    of 


*  "  Stevens'  Hist,  of  (Jeorj^ia,"  Vol.  11.,  p.  302.     "  ( )1(1  Enoyclopcdiii  Aiiicriciina." 
t"  Vir;:iniii  Ilist.Coll.;"  "  Whytc's  Hist,  dl'liti.;"    "Van  ilolst's  Hist,  of  U.S.;" 

"  IJeiich  and  Har  of  ( Ja.,"  \'ol.  H.,  etc.    The  family  estate  in  Georfjia  was  about  50,000 

acres,  with  about  10,000  achlitional  in  r.ouisiana. 


12 


I-OIISYTII    1)E    KUONSAC. 


ii;mket'ii  cotloii  into  Aiiicrica  ;  (Jeoigia  erected  a 
inoiiiiinent  to  his  iiiem(»iy  in  the  Coiit^n-essioiial  liurv- 
iiig  (irouiid  at  VVashiiij^toii  :  in.  ("hira,  (hiu.  of  lion, 
•losiah  Meiin'S,  IjL.I).,  1st  I'lest.  of  the  I'niveisit y 
of  ( Jeoryiii,  and  son  of  ("ol.  Jonatlian  Meigs  of  the 
War  of  "T().      Issne  : 

1.  Julia,  h.  ISO:};  ni.  lion.  Alfred  Iverson,  .ludoeof 

Supreme  Court  of  (la.,  I'.S.  Senator,  and  (Jen- 
oral  in  Confederate  Arniv. 

2.  Alttn/,*  h.  1807;  m.  Arthur  Shaaff,  Georgetown, 

D.C. 

3.  Cltira,  h.  IHIO;  ni.  Capt.  Murray  Mason,  U.S.N., 

afterwai'ds  Conmio(h)re  in  Confederate  Nav}-, 
son  of  (ien.  .lohn  Mason,  of  Virginia,  whose 
hiotlier  was  C.S.  Senator  James  M.  Mason,  and 
whose  sister  was  Airs.  Sidney  Smith  liee.f 
nu)tlier  of  (ien.  Fit/,-IIugh  Lee(ne|»hew  of  (Jen. 
Robert  K.  Lee,  Commander  in  Chief  of  the 
Southei'n  Confederaey)  :  a  (hiughter  of  Clara 
Forsyth  Mason  m.  ('apt.  S.  P).  Davis,  C.S. A., 
living  in  Alexandria,  \'a. 

4.  Johu.X  ^-  i»  Angusta,  (Jeorgia,  1812;   mend)er  of 

Soeiety  of  tlie  Cineiniuiti  (S.C. )  ;  Adj.  1st  (Ja. 
Reut.  in  Mexican  War:  I'.S.  Minister  to  Mex- 
ico,  1850;  Mayor  of  Mobile,  .oiiO;  Confederate 
Commissioner  I'leni[)otentiary,  18i!l  ;  the  Chief 
of  Staff  of  the  Confederate  Army  of  Tennessee, 
1803;  and  author  of  the  "  I'roehimation  of  the 
South  to  the  peo[)le  of  Kentucky:"  since  the 
war  editor  of  "  Mobile  Register  "  until  his  death 


*  A  dauj^litcr  of  Mury  (Forsyth)  SliiiiitV  ni.  Hicliiinl  Tig'lilman  Bricc,  ji'randson  ot 
(Jen.  Tench  Tij^hhuau,  of  Maryland. 

t  "  Lee  Family  History." 

+  "  Stevens'  War  hetween  the  Stales,"  Vol.  II.;  "Davis's  Hise  and  Fall  of  the 
Soutliern  ( Onfedcraey,"  \'ol.  II.;  "  Soiitii(M-n  Historical  Tatjors;  Correspondence  he- 
twecu  the  U.S.  and  C.S.  Governments."  .lohn  Forsyth,  .Ir.,  enjoyed  the  souhriqnct 
of  "  Prini-e  of  Southern  .loiii  nnlists." 


KOUSYTM    DK    I'ltONSAC 


18 


in  ISTS;  he  \\\.  Miii'o'iUi't,  (lau.  of  Liitliiiin  Hull, 
of  AiiL^Mstii,  (lii..  iiiid  liiul : 
1.  C'/iur/ex.    It.    Mohilo,  Col.   -'xl    Al;il);iiiia    Ht'»;t., 
C.S.A.:    (listiii^uislu'd    at     battles    {)i     IJiiU 
Run,  Sliiloli.  Seven  I'ines,  and  ahont  Petors- 
hni'Ljli :  ni.  Liinia.dau.of  l^orenzo  M.  S|)rii<4"iie, 
and  had  as  cliildien  :   1.  Charles  Sitraome,  h. 
Mobile,  LSdl.   [Meini)er  ..f  the  SC.  Soeiety 
nf  the  Cincinnati,  Su[)t.  IJeekiir  Leather  Co. 
of  Milwankee  :   ni.   Margaret,    dau.  of  Kev. 
C.  F.  Ivnioht,  4th  IJishop  of  Milwankee,  their 
chihlren  being  Kli/abeth  I'iekering,  b.  1(S!>1, 
and  John,  b.  lS9i>.]      -2.   Kli/.abeth   Hunter, 
ni.  Irwin  M.  Meyer,  d.  iSDo  :  and  .■>,  Margaret 
Angela,  d.   1SS:5. 
').    Vii'n'iniii,  ni.  George  llargraves,  had  Clara  V.  :  ni. 
Capt.  ("has.   Wood,  C.S.A..  of  Ivy,  Albemarle 
Co.,  Va. 
(1.  Anna  E.,  b.  lcS:i.'5. 

7.  liona  J/.,  b.  lS:i8:  ni.  Wni.  Aubrey,  of  IJaltiniore, 

afterward    of    Carters ville,    (ia.,    Commissary, 
C.S.A. 

8.  I{<>h,rt*  b.  in  Augusta,  Ga..  182G;  Capt.  1st  I'.S. 

N'oltiijeuis,  Mexican  War  :  Colonel  of  Artillerv, 
(y.S.A. ;  Commandant     of    Confederate   Fortifi- 
cations in  MobiU;  IJay  ;  m.  .lulia,  dau.  of  Latham 
Hull,  of  Augusta,  (Ja.,  and  had  : 
1.  John. 
'1.  Angela. 
3.  ^Margaret. 
2.  D.wiD.f  born  in  Ireland.     JMisign   in   Chester  Co.  1st 
N.II.    IJegt. ;    wcjunded,    Ticonderoga.    and    died     May    21, 
1778. 


*  Si'C  "Correspondence  l)ct\vccii  tlic  U.S.  sinil  C.S.  (iovcniincnts  " 
t"  Hist.  Col.  \. II.,"    Vol.    VII.,     p.    H:i;     "Ciiii^c's    lli-l.    of  ClRwicr,"   p.   .V_>t; 
"  St;i(c<  I'Mpci'^  N.II.,"  \..l.  .\I\".,  i>p.  :C\\,  (l.'il. 


14 


rolISVTII    l)K    FWoNSAf. 


•").  .loNATiiAX,*  born   in    Iiclaiul.     Soldici'   in   Chester  Co. 
1st  X.II.   lU',t,'t.,  killed,  'Pieonderog;!.  .Inlv  !•,    1777. 

4.  KsTliKH,  died  nnin. 

5.  WiLMAM.f  Itorn  in  Irt.'land.  1740.  ICnsign  in  the 
IJovid  l'i()\  iiuial  Ucgt..  17<)-'>-7.  An  Cnited  I''.nii)ii'e  Loy- 
alist in  the  War  of  177ti-8-).  One  of  the  founders  of  the 
Dcrry  (N.H.)  I'idtlic  Library.  Settled  in  Deei-in^.  Ilills- 
boronuh  Co.,  N.H.  Married  .lane,  (hiii.  of  .lames  Wilson. t 
formerly  of  Irehmd,  '"■Surveyor  of  tlie  llinh  Ways  of 
Chester,"  whose  wife.  Mary,  dan.  of  .lohn  Shirley  (a 
relative  of  (lov.  Sir  Thomas  Shirley).  Chase,  in  his 
History  of  ('hester.  elaims  was  a  ivlativc;  also  of  the 
celebrated  Countess  of  Huntington,  the  patron  of 
Weslev.       He    died    in  1S08.     His    children    were: 

(f.  Matthew,  settled  in  what  is  now  Mancdiester. 
N.H. 

/(.  .bimes,  a  physician,  an  alunnius  of  Dart- 
mouth College,  a  son  of  whom.  Dr.  V.  ¥. 
Forsyth,  was  oms  of  the  founders  of  the 
Weymouth  (Mass.)  Hist.  Society,  and  a 
contributor  to  the  Hist,  of  Weymouth. 

c.  David,  captain  of  the  Deering  KiJles. 

(/.  'rhomas,s>  born  Sept.  1,  1775;  was  a  scholar 
at  a  military  school,  France,  at  age  of 
eleven.  Jji  1792,  at  age  of  seventeen,  joined 
the  IJrigade  de  Navarre,  Marcpiis  de  Mont- 
marte  conunanding.  in  the  campaign  of 
the  royalists  and  French  princes  against 
the  first  French  Republic.  W^is  at  Coljlenz, 
Treves,    Grevenmaker.    and    Stadbredimus. 


*  "  Chase's  Hist,  of  ( 'hestcr,"  pp.  377,  379. 

t"  rroviiiciiil   rapers,    N.H.,"  Vo\.  \'l.,  p.  7ti7 ;  "Town   Pi 


apers,   N.H.,"    Vol, 

IS 


t"  rroviiicial    Tapers,    N.H.,'    \  ol.   \  I.,  p.   <•)/ ;  "lowii    I'apers,    N.ll.,       \  i: 
Xr.,  pp.  493,  497,  498;   X'ol.  IX.,  p.  7ri9;  "  Hist,  ol"  llillshoroii^ii  Coiiiity   (\.H.)." 

+  "  Chase's    Hist.   Chester"    (Wilson   Family).      -lames   Wilson  lived   to  be   1 
years  of  aj^e.     Mde,  also,  Shirley  Family.     His  family  was  very  eelcbrated. 

yV  "  P.urke's  Colonial  (ieutiy,"   Vol.   11.      "  Dufaurc's  Notes    siir  Ics    Knu'^ivs 
"  America  1  leraldica,  American  .Ancestry,"  Vol.  VH. 


1 


roiisvrir  i>k  fi;onsac.  lo 

Was  a  captain  in  the  Illyrieiis,  at  the  siege 
of  Tiiionvillo.  (Jiven  1>\  connnand  of 
II.K.II.  t lie  ( 'onitc  (TArtois  the  doconition 
of  the  lioyal  and  Military  OnUn'of  St.  Luuis 
at  the  sicoe  df  N'crdMM.  His  claim  on 
the  title  of  de  I'^ronsac  was  icconnizcd  i)\- 
the  l^nijtcror  Francis  II,  in  171'S,  prjucipalh- 
on  aec'onnt  nf  his  adhereiicf  tn  r(>\alist 
[)i'inci[iles.  He  came  to  Savannah,  (ia., 
r.S.A.,ab()ut  ISOO,  and  liad  been  previonsly 
inscribed  a  member  of  the  Society  of  the 
^'ello\v  Uose,  of  the  old  loyalists,  now 
known  as  the  Aryan  Order.  He  entered 
into  eonimercial  business  in  18011,  nt  I'ort- 
hind,  Me.,  St.  John,  X.I).,  and  Savannah, 
(ia.  He  was  one  of  the  wardens  of  the 
vVncient  Lambnark  l.odye  of  1^'reeniasons 
at  Porthuuh  He  jji^ojeeted  the  scheme 
of  a  railwu}'  from  Montreal  to  Portland 
as  (iarl}^  as  ISoO,  bnt  it  was  not  con- 
(duded  nntil  1804 — live  years  after  liis 
death.  He  married  at  Savannah,  1809, 
Sallie,  dan.  of  A(bniral  .John  Pi-ay,* 
formerly  of  the  Colonial  Navy  of  (Jeorgia, 
by  wifi'  Mary.  (hiu.  of  Col.  .b)lni  Hamil- 
ton,! who  conunanded  the  N.('.  Loyalist 
Regt.  in  17T<i,  an<I  was  after  ITcS:]  Uritish 
("onsnl  at  >.'orh)lk.  His  (•hihb'tni  were: 
-hme,  b.  ISIO.  n.  j{.  P.  Ilsley,  of  I'orthmd, 
whose  (hui.  l^liz.  m.  Hon.  IJoise  de  ^'el)er, 
M. P.  and  Mayor  of  St.  .John,  N.!>,,  in  ISSC, 
a    descemhint    of    Col.    (iabriel    de    N'eber 


*  "  Stevens'  Hist,  of  Gcor<:iii,"  p.  152. 
t  "  Sabine's  Americiin  I.ovsiJisis  "  ( iiiiiiiilloii). 

Note.  — Saliio  Priiy,  1>.   1778.     AdiiiiiMl   Tniy,  h.  174'!.     Mnry  iriuiiilton,  li.  IT'ID. 
Col.  Hamilton,  1).  alraiit  173.J. 


^ 


It) 


FoltSVTII     DK    Fi;nNSA('. 


ul'  tilt'  I'liuci'  (»t'  Wales'  AiiuMiciiii   Ucyt.  ol' 
ITTti-S:'.. 

ii.  Iliiiniltoii.  1).  iSlii.  Army  <il"  Tcxiis.  ls;'>4. 
Ciiptiiiii  (III  stiiif  ol' ( Jell.  MiialH'iiu  I).  L;iiii;ir. 
Died,  (iiilvfston.  1X8!). 

iii.  Sarah  Ann.  1).  181 ").  in.,  as  second  wile,  llim. 
W.  I'.  I'rchK'.  LI..I)..  .Iiidgc  ol'  Ihr 
Snpicnit'  ("(tnrt  of  Maine,  First  I'lest.  of 
tlie  (irand  Trniik  Ky.  ot  ('anada,  (1S")4), 
and  r.S.  Ministci'  to  llic  Xctlieilands,  etc. 
They  had  one  son  Mdward,  ni.  to  Caroline 
S.,  dan.  ol'  (ii'o.  ("apron,  Newton  C'entre. 
Mass. 

iv.  l^lcanoi'.  1).  IJ^IT,  ni.  Samuel  Sawyer,  of  Port- 
land. Their  son.  (Jeor^'e,  d.  at  New  Orleans 
1  «;■■):!. 

V.  Frederic.  N'iconite  de  Fronsae,  of  Montreal 
and  Portland,  b.  l.Sl!),  was  one  of  the 
])i()neers  to  California  in  184i>,  at  Kealejo, 
Nicaragua,  ISoO.  Peturned  Fast  ISo'i,  Cap- 
tain of  the  Portland  liitle  Corps  and  i-oni- 
nianded  CJuard  of  Honor  to  the  Prince  of 
Wales  it  Portland  in  18(10.  Pelieved  in  the 
riirlit  of  the  Southern  cause  of  18Gl-t)o. 
Was  a  niend)er  of  the  Odd  Fellows,  of  the 
Society  of  California  i'ioneers,  and  Chan- 
cellor of  the  Aryan  Order  of  St.  (Jeoi'ge  in 
1891.  The  tiftieth  aiuiiversary  of  the  reign 
of  Queen  Victoria  in  l88t)  was  celebrated  at 
his  housi!  in  Portland  by  liritish  residents. 
lie  died  June  11.  18!»1.  He  ui.  Harriette 
Marie,  dan.  of  Maj.  (Jen.  .lose[)h  Stuitt 
,  Jewett,*  of  Portland,  who  had  conunanded 

*Geiicrfil  Jewell  belonixcil  to  ii  celcl)nitc(l  lamily  iVom  Yorlvsliirc,  Hnullbid,  W.  U., 
Knjrliiml  (sec"  .Savii^^c's  (Joncalo^ncal  Diet,  of  X.K.,  and  Uie  Kssex  Institutes").  He 
111.  Marv  I'.ukcr  M;irr.  of  a  Scotli-li  laniily,  chniiiinir  ilcsciMil  (V(im  the  Ilarl-  ol'  Marr. 


FOFfSYTII    DK    l"l;(  »NS.\C.  17 

the  5tli  Militiirv  District  of  Maiiif  in  1«.")lt. 
Imd  heeii  ji  coinniissioiier  on  tlu;  houiidiiiy 
In^tweeii  M;iiiic  iiixl  Xcw  lliiin|»sliiiL',  and 
had  ivpicf-fiitj'd  Maine  in  the  ( Jcncial  ( 'oiirt 
of  Mass.  l)ct"()i(!  IS-JO.  His  cliildrcn,  Froderic 
(Jr('i,''(ii\.  N'icdiiitf  do  l''i(insac.  It.  Montreal; 
founder  of  tlie  Ciiited  I'jnpire  lioyalist  As- 
sociation of  Canada  in  IHU;");  cliancellor  of 
tlie  Seit^neurial  Order  of  Canada,  and  Her- 
ald Marshal  of  the  Ai-yan  Older  of  St. 
(icorge  ;  note(l  as  a  historian,  poet,  and  music 
writer:  and  'riionias  Scott,  now  living' in  IJos- 
ton.  a  musician  and  litteiateur  and  dramatist, 
vi.  (Jeoroe:  b.  iSi'l,  l.ient.  TSth  K.S.C.  Troops, 
1S(>8,  Asst.  Q.M.  and  A.A.(i.  w  ith  rank  as 
Major,  at  camj)S  at  Washington.  1865;  cus- 
toms olhcer  at  Sitka,  .Vhiska,  afterwanls  re- 
moved to  San  Francisco;  m.  Albertina,  dau. 
of  Capt.  Albert  .lewett,  of  I'ortlaud  ;  their 
dau.,  Albertina;  m.  Dr.  Macallester,  of 
Hoiiolidu. 
vii.  Caroline  Augusta,  b.  l(S-23;  m.  James  Albert 
Macnabb,  of  (ireenock,  Scotland,  a  cousin 
of  Sir  .\    X.  Maeiiabb,  of  Canada. 

e.  Uobert. 

/.  Josiah,  banister,  at  (loffstown,  an  alumnus  (»f 
Dartmouth  College,  whose  son,  Hon.  Will- 
iam L.,  is  justice  of  the  Hoston  Municipal 
Court  (iStli;). 

Ilis  IjitluT,  Joseph  .Ifwott,  wlm  oaiiic  IVoiii  M;ts--.  to  I'ortlaiul,  liiid  lipid  a  iiuval  ap- 
poiiitiiiciit  iVoiii  W'asliiiijxton,  mid  his  wile  was  Itiilli  Mcl,aii;;'hliii,  ol'  the  Macl.anyh- 
liiis  of  Clan  Owen,  from  near  I, ondondeny,  Ireland,  (iciieral  Jewelt's  wife.  Man- 
Afari',  liad  for  mother,  olive,  dan.  of  Jiuliic  l*o;;er  I'laisted,  son  of  Jiid^^e  Idiahod 
I'laistcd,  of  York,  at  one  time  a  royal  councillor  of  Maine,  whose  father,  ('apt.  Itoi^er 
I'laistcd,  also  a  royal  conneillor,  commanded  the  j^arrisons  at  lierwicU  and  Salmon 
Falls,  where  he  was  killed  in  repellinj,^  an  Indian  attack.  He  is  called  by  Williamson 
in  his  ilist.of  Maine,  the  "  Hero  of  Hcrwick." 


18 


FOIJSYIII    hi;    I  ItONSAC. 


//.    Iliiiiiiiili,  111.  a   Mr.  riiii^c. 

•  '».  KoitKUT.*  1».  Clicstcr.  ITItl:  LiciK.  in  the  War  of 
177(;-S;{:  m.  Mary,  dan.  <>l  Dca.  William  Tnlloid.  uf  Walnut 
Hill.  One  of  Ills  sons  was  Ikoln-rl,  who  n).  Saiali  Liixkin. 
Ills  soil  l{ol»ei't  ni.  Sal>iina  Hanicsay.  and  tlicir  son,  .lanics. 
was  one  of  till'  proiniiiciit  men  in  New  ^'ol•l<  State.  He 
was  I'rest.  of  tlie  llelissalaer  l'ol\  tecliiiic  Inslitiite:  I'lcst. 
(»f  the  Kenssalaer  \  Saratoga  l{y.:  I'rest.of  the'I'roy  i»iid<re 
('<».:  .Indye  (tf  the  ('oiiiity  Coiiit  :  .Indn'c  Adxocatc  of  Di- 
vision; author  on  the  l^aw  of  ( 'out  lacls.  etc  lie  in.  1st 
a  (lau.  of  lion.  I^li^!;a  TiMu'tts.  of  New  ^'ork  (iiy:  lid. 
a  Miss  l'iini|i(dley,  of  the  family  of  the  e\]ilorer.  His  ehildren 
were:  1,  Kohert.  ( 'i\  il  I-jiLjiiieer  and  Manai^cr  (d'  the  I'liioii 
Steid  Co.,  of  (hiea^'o,  and  2.  .lames,  Alty.-at-Law.  It.  lst;(), 
living' at  liiverside.  the  home  of  the  l*iim|)(dle\s.  in  (  )w('L!'o. 
N.Y.' 

7.  .In.siAli.f  horn  Chester:  Lieiit.  in  War  of  177d-8o; 
m.  Kitty,  dan.  of  Caleh  l{i(diardsoii. 

II.  Alkxandei;,  horn  Ayreshire.  17<i(i.  Cane  to  liostoii. 
1710.  He  was  an  eminent  nieridiaiit  and  ship-owner.  He  was 
selectman,  17')'"),  and  afterwards  foiseNcral  years,  and  captain 
in  the  Colonial  iJe^t.  He  was  a  snhscriher  to  I'liiiei-'s  (hrct- 
nology,  and  a  |»atron  of  art  and  liteiatiire.  His  autograph 
is  in  \'ol.  II.,  '•'•Memorial  Hist,  of  IJostoii.'"  He  was  a  linn 
loyalist.  He  left  Uoston  with  his  family  aliont  17*i"),  at  the 
l)e<;inniiio'  of  the  dispute  hetween  the  Home  (iovernmeiit 
and  the  Colonies.      His  children  horn  in  I»oston  were: 

1.  A/r.nnH/er4  h.  Oct.  'id,  1721. 

2.  I{nl,rrl.%  1..  An-'.  IS.  172:;. 

3.  Jo]iti,\    I).    Nov.    ").   17:')1.        He    went    with    his 

fatliei"  to   Ayreshii'e.      He  was  a^  captain  in  the 

*"('liiisc's  Hist.  Ciu'Mcr,"  pp.  us,  :ill,  \\'\:  "  I'mvinci;!!  I'apcrs  N.h  ."  Vol. 
VII.,  p.  755;  "Town  TiipcTs,  N.II.."  Vol.  .Mir,  pp.  WW.  IDS.  751  ;  Vol.  .\l.,  pp.  .3^20, 
685. 

fChase's  Hist.  Chester,"  pp.  231,  373,  .'?83,  457,  630;  "Town  I'iipiTs,  N.II.," 
Vol.  XI.,  p.  315;  "  State  Papers,  N.II.,"  Vol.  XI.,  p.  315. 

;J  Vol.  '24,  Coiuniissioner-i'  IJcpoits  (  I  the  i'ei'ofds  of  Moston. 


(p.     IcS.) 


Capt.  Alex.  Forsyth,  besides  his  other  appointments,  was 
one  of  the  commissioners  to  make  a  treaty  with  the  Indian 
tribes  for  the  Colony  of  Massachusetts  Bay  in  1724. 


I 


FOKSYTH    Di;    FIK'NSAC. 


19 


Koyjil  Army  diiriiiif  \\';ii  of  177<'t-8:>.  Mis 
soil  'loliii,  li.  1771.  ill  .\\  ii'siiirt',  was  ii 
<'ii|)t;iiii  ill  tile  N'oliiiitccis,  or  in  ii  icot,  of 
tilt'  lint'.  ;i!hI  liis  sun  \\'illi;iiii.  h,  in  Ayi't'sliirc, 
tiinic  tti  IJoMton  in  iMJM.  mihI  whs  loi-  nearly  ii 
iinaitt'i'  of  a  ceiitiiiy  coniiccted  with  tlic  Moslfni 
Bt'ltinn-  Cii..  tilt;  oiiniiial  maniil'at'tiii'crs  of  viil- 
(tani/i'd  Imlia-iiihhci'  o(mmIs  in  tlic  U.S.  He 
ni.  .laiif,  (Ian.  of  llainilton  I'M-nnctt,*  of  an 
old  I'Jiylisli  family,  tlir  head  of  wliic'i  is  tln^ 
present  lOarl  of  'raiikcivillc.  Mr.  Bennett's 
mother  was  a  llaniilton  of  Ayresliire.  td'  the 
Iioit'land  Itiaiicli  (»f  that  family,  liaciiiL;'  their 
antestry  to  Sir  David  Hamilton.  Lord  of  ( 'ad- 
zow,  from  whom,  also,  are  descended  the  Dukes 
of  Hamilton  and  Ahercoin.  .Mrs.  I-'orsyth  died 
Sept.  S.  l.SCO.  at  l{o\l)iiry,  whert^  Mr.  Foisyth 
also  died  Dee.  12,  l.S7(i.      His  ehildi-en  weit- : 

1.  l\'/l/i(tni,  d.  .luly  1.  1.^77. 

2.  '/')/iiu  Snneiiiiteiident    of    llostoii    l)eltim>-    Com- 

|)aiiy. 

•).    Ainir  -/(Itir,  d.  Sei)t.  7,  lS4S. 

4.  '/((inrs  Brtniif/,  (ieneviil  Manao-er  of  Boston  I'xdt- 
in,<;-  Company,  one  of  the  foremost  inventors 
of  India-ruhher  a]>pliaiiees  in  Ameriea,  having,' 
proeured  over  tifty  patents  for  machinery  and 
for  im[)roved  methods  for  mamifaeturint;'  me- 
chanical  ru'     !r  goods. 

o.   Miir(/((r('f    lii-ii,ietf,  d.  .\j)ril  S,  ISIKJ. 

(!.   Mitrii  Ellzohi'th,  d.  Sept.  .").  184S. 

7.  T/khikik  A/t'.nni(fi'i\  Manufact uriiio'  Agent  of  IJos- 

ton  lU'ltiiio-  ( 'ompany. 

8.  Geovije    Ifenr//,    Assistant    General   r*Ianuger    of 

Boston  Belting  Company. 

*Tlie   Bennett    family  in  represented   in   Knjrlantt  liy  tlie  Earls  of  Taiikervilie. 
One  of  tliciii.  Sir  (J^'or;.''!'   nriuiclt,  was  Haroiiet  in   I'olami,  1071. 


20 


FOKSYTH    DE   FItONSAC. 


III.     Thomas,*  died  in  Cork.  Ireland,  in  17(>S.     Mary,  his 
widow,  survived  liini,  liaving  a  private  estate.     Issue  : 

].    /i'o//('/7,  merchant  in  C(»rk  ;  ni.  Catherine,  dan.  of 
Thomas  Campion,  Kscp.  and  had: 
(I.  Thomas,    m.    Mary  Ann.    rehativo    of  Sir  .1. 
(irant.  of  Kihnurray,  Fermoy.     Issue: 
i.     Unhert^    1).    ISOT:    curate    in    liristol  ; 

ni.  Fanny ;  died  1S40,  k-aving  a 

dau.,   Frances  Jane,  autlior  of  poems 
"•  Armos   Waters." 
ii.    Thnmas    aifonJ.    b.    1S0<> ;    II. M.   At- 
tatdie  to   the    I^nd)assy  at    Morocco; 
musician    and    poet :    m.,    1st,    Rose 
D'Ai'guihir :  '2(\.     l^ucy    II.,   (hiu.  of 
Colonel  O'TooU".  of   Wickh)w. 
iii.    Cathfrhie. 
iv.  Mar//. 

V.    'loJnt      Jirahdzoii,     artist,     settled     at 
Bunhurv,    Western    Australia,    in 
1X40. 
vi.  Fjliza. 
'1.  Jn/nu    h.    17-)0 ;    Pensioner    at    Trinity  College, 
l)id)lin,  1749 ;   Fellow    1702,    with    degree    of 
D.I).:   Aiehdeacon  of  Cork,   17S1;   line  (dassi- 
cal  scholar:  dit'd  num.,  17X1. 

3.  Mari/arcl,  died  unm. 

4.  *S'«?/# ?/('/,  entered  II. M.  Custonis  Service  at    (\)rk, 

17r>2:    aj)[)ointed    by    the     \'icei'oy,     Insjiector 
(ieneial  of  Customs  for  Ireland,  Dublin,  .July 

24,  177<) ;  m.  Margaret ;  died  1S(ll  ;  burieil 

at  St.  Ann"s,  Dublin.     Issue: 
n.  John,  A.B.,  a])[)ointt'd  \'icar  of  Leiglimoney, 
March  -JO,  lS2t) ;  priest  at  Cloyne,  Sei)t.  29, 
17S():  in  1X0:1  was  "■  Thieshers  Ledurer"  in 


*AniH  (if  Fiiilzcrton  ("onfiniit'd  lo   this  family:   Crest;   a  jjrittin's  luiid  liolwecn 
two  wiiiys  (lisjiliiycd,  vert.     Motto:     "  Lui/ii/ in/  Mcrt." 


FOIISVTII    I>K    Fi;oNSA(;. 


21 


>, 


tv 


Cork;  died  Sept.  Id,  iSiiO  ;  l)uiied  at  St. 
Niclioliis,  Cork.  He  ni.  Aim  Courteny,  and 
had: 

i.       'riioiii'fs.  educated  at  'i'riiiitv  College, 
where  he  distiiit^uished  himself    hy 
elassieal    attainiueiits  :    barrister    at 
law:  (^JueeiTs   counsel;    reeoi'der  of 
Cork;  died  lS7!l. 
ii.     Skiiiiu'I. 
iii.    Ilohi'ii. 
iv.    Chdrhltc. 
V.     William. 

vi.  '/o/in.    Curate     (»!'      Upper     Shandon, 
Cork. 
A.  Jamks,  A.i>.,  scholar  at  'I'l'inity  ( 'olleov.  ITSO  ; 
priest  at   Cloyne,  17S4  :    rector  of    Kilfeti- 
nione,  County  'rip]>erarv,  1798:    ni.   .lane, 
dau.  of  ITuoh   Evans,  Ks(p,  of  Cashel.     lie 
was   author  of    the   "'History  of    our   Lord 
and  Saviour."     Issue  : 
i.     ScDituel,  settled  in  Halifax,  N.S. 
ii.    lloh'rt. 

iii.  /iii-Iiiii-i/  .Martin^  studied  medicine  in 
Dublin  and  Kdinburoh ;  degree  of 
M.I).,  iMlinhurgh,  18:^7;  degree  of 
Surgery,  Glasgow.  1828:  at  llot(d 
Dieu  and  other  hosj»itals,  Paris;  set- 
tledat  Tem])lc  more,  Ireland  ;  m.  Kate 
Craven,  dan.  of  \Vm.  Ciiad\viid<,  l^s(p. 
I  of  Hallinard,  'ri])perary  ;  his  children 

were  : 

Kichard      William,     who     entered 

II.M.     Military    Service , 

served  in  Iiulia  ;  retiicd  in 
1884,  as  brigade  surgeon  ; 
m.   Harriet  Mai'garet,  (hiu.  of 


•)•) 


I'OUSVril    DK    I-'KONSAC 


Rev.  .1.  Iliiii'd,  had  issue,  and 
settled  at  ( 'oi'k.  ,  .  , 

Kate   1  lioinas. 

.loliu  ('.  ('.,  entered  medical   pro- 
fession :  died  of  fcver  in   for- 
est   of     West     Africa      while 
eni])Uiyed  in  an  exjiedition. 
-lane  Iv.  ni.  Dr.  Ivolu-i't  T.  Ilnston. 
iv.  -/ohii^  commanded  1  lie  •'  Indian  (^)neen  "' 
in   the   Mercliant   Marine,  and  made 
the    shortest     voyage     then     known 
hetween     Liverpool    and    IJarhadoes. 
c.    ('iiai;L()I"1'i;.  ni.  Kidiard  Mai'tin,  l^sip 
</.    Kmzaisktii.  m.  the  iJev.  Charles  Smith. 
e.    A  i)Ar(iirri:i;,  nnm. 


DENYS   DH   LA   TRINITE. 

Simon  I)i:nvs,*  brother  of  tlu'  N'icomtc.'  Nieliolas  Denys  de 
I-'i'onsae  (see  p.  8),  lioyal  (Jo\enior  (sf  Acadia,  etc.,  was 
horn  at  St.  \'incent  de  Tonrs.  I.V.IH.  \\v  married  tirst, 
.leanne  Dnbrenil:  secondly.  l"'ran(;oise  dn  'I'artre.  lie  was 
the  Seignenr  de  la  Trinitt'  in  Canada.*  His  children  were 
(all  horn  in  l''rance )  : 

I.  Pierre,    h.    France,    1(I8<>.       SIciir    '/<■    f.n     linn,li\   \\\\- 

der  which  head  see. 

II.  Charles,  1).  I''rance  lll:)S.     S'icitr<li'   f'ifrr,   under  which 

head  see. 
HI.       Francoise,  h.    1()44:    in.   Michel    Le  Neiif.  Seigneni' du 

I  lerisson. 
IV.       Catherine,  1).  liUH. 

\'.         I'anl.  h.  lt»40.  Siciii'ile  St.  Siiiinn.  under  which  head  see. 
\^I.       Marguerite,  I).  lt'»-")l  :    in.  Miclud  Cresse. 
\'I1.     Barbe,  b.  ll!r)2 ;  m.  Antoine  P(jeody-Contrecoeur. 
X'lII.  Simon  Pierre,  b.  1(554. 


*  Denys'  "Registrc  Gencalogique  ■'  and  Tangiiay's  "  Diet ioun aire  Gcnealogique." 


IT)i;sVTII    l>K    FI.'ONSAC. 


28 


I\.        Millie.  I),  lli.'));. 

X.         Cliiudc,  I).  lti.')7.      Deacdii. 

XI.  *  (;ai.rifiic,  1).  n;r)S. 

XII.  Charlotte,  h.  l(iti:;;   m.  ritMic  Diipas:  sccoinlly,  Pierre 

Buiieliei'. 

XIII.  .Iae(|iies.  Ii.  ItilU. 

XI\'.    Marie    l-'raiieoise,  h.  l(i(i(I:    m.  .Idlin  Oiitlaii  :  secondly, 
X(iei  Cliartraiii. 

X\'.     .lean  liaptiste,  1).  l(i(;;t. 

I'ierre    Deiiys.  Siair '/r  I<i    /i''(//</r.  eldest   son.  as  above,  ni. 

l<!o.),  at  (^Mielte".  Catlieriiie,  dan.  of  .laeciues  Le  Xeid",  Sieiir 

de    \a\    I'oteiie,   iiieiiil)er  of    the    Sujierior   ('oiincil.   In    \\'\U' 

•Miiro-aiel     Le    (iaideiir.      lie   was   brother  of  Matheii-Miclud 

Le    Xeul,     Sieiii'     de     llerissoii.     Lieut .-( ieii.     for    the    king'. 

I'ierre   d.    I  TON.      Childien: 

I.  Margnei'ite   Keiiee.   I».  Three   Kivers,  lOoii:    ni..   IdT-l, 

'riioiiias  (h'   La    Xoii'^ilere:    seeoiidlv.  .lae(|Ues  Alex, 
de    Fleiiiv.  d.   \~±1. 

\\.        JaL'(|iies,  h.  1t'i,")7. 

Fir.  Siiiioii  Pierre.  \).  \^'u)\\  S,i;i,ii'iir  ^h'  li'mni'iiitKrc  :  Chev- 
alier and  Kiiii^'s  LiiMiteiiant  in  Aeailia  in  ItiSO ; 
eaplain  of  frigate,  Koyal  I-'reindi  Xavy,  IdDl;  an- 
iioniieed  relief  at  (^)nel>('c.  eapt  iired  sevei'ul  I'^nn- 
lisii  prizes.  e\('ii  at  the  qates  of  Uoston,  and  took 
them  into  I'oit  Koyal.  Ilehiiled  to  ea[)ture  I'eni- 
krnt,  hilt  his  arri\al  and  eoii(|iiests  on  the  eoast 
of  Acadia  in  l»l!i,")  *■  raised  the  spirits  of  the  provin- 
cials, lie  deieated  the  ISostoii  man-of-war  "■  Sor- 
lino's "  off  St.  .lohn.  In  17<»7  he  was  one  (d'  the 
most  energetic  naval  conimanders  against  the  I'^ng- 
lish.  lie  111.  (iene\ie\(',  dan.  of  Louis  ("oiiillard, 
Sieiir  tie  I'Mspiiiay:  secondly,  .leaiiiie  Jaiiiere,  of 
IlonihouriL>'.  ( 'hildieii  : 
<(.   Charles,  h.  lti,S7,  d,  ItiSS. 

h.    Claude,  Seigneur    de    lionaventure.  Chevalier  of 
♦C'lmrlcvoix,  "  Ilisl.  dc  Xoiivellc  France." 


24 


FORSYTH    DE    FItONSAC. 


the  Royal  and  Miliary  Onlcr  oi  St.  I^ouis, 
Admiral  ot"  l^'raiice;  in.,  1748,  Louise,  dan.  of 
Louis  J)('uys.  Sicur  ile  La  Uomle,  by  wife 
Louise,  (lau.  of  IJoiu'  Louis  ("liai'tier  de  Lotbi- 
niere,  Councilloi'  for  the  King-,  Lieut.-Cicu.  Civil 
and  Criminal.  Claude  was  also  Major  of  the 
Lattalion  of  Isle  Royal,  lie  had  a  child, 
Mai'ie  Lonise,  I).  L(Uiisl)ourn',  17")8. 

IW      Marie  Angeli(iue,  b.  1(J»»1 ;  m.  Cliarles  Auhert. 

V.        Claude,  1).' 1(50:5. 

\'L  Fi'aiK,'oise  Jeanne,  b.  lt)(!4;  m.  (Tuillaunie  Bontliier; 
secondly,  Nicolas  D'Aillebuut, 

VI L    Catherine',!..  I(i6r.. 

\'IIL  Marie  Charlotte,  b.  1(!(»8:  m.  Claude  dc  Rame/av,  (lov- 
ernor  of  Montreal,  who  built  the  Chateau  de  Ranie- 
zay  there,  170;"). 

IX.  Joseph,  I'l'iest-KecoUeet. 

X.  Xicolas,  b.  ICtJO. 
XL       Pierre,  b.  KhI. 

XTL     Marie  Louise,  b.  I(i71  :  ni.  Pierre  D'Aillebout. 

XTIL   Louis,  b.  Iti7'") ;  Sleiw  de  La  liomlc  ;  m.  Louise  Chartier 

de  Lotljiniere. 
XT\'.   Anne  I'rsule,  b.  Iti77  ;  m.  Frant^oise  Aubert. 

LoH/x  Deitji^  ile    La   liomle^  son,  as  above,  of    Pierre,  m. 

Louise,  dan.  of    Reiu'  Louis  Chaitier  Lotbiniere,  Lieut.-Gen., 

etc.,  and  son  of  Louis  Therandre  Chartier  de  iiotbiniere.  Lieut.- 

Cien.  of  the   Prevote  of  (Quebec.      He  drove  the  English  fioni 

Acadia.     Royal  Envoy  sent  to   New  Knq'land,  1711.  by  the 

Covernoi',  Count  de  C!ostal)elle.     iNIost  likely  he  is  the  Sieur 

de    La   Ronde    mentioiu'd   by   (^lai'ueau    as    introducing  the 

manufacture  of  salt  into  ( "anada.     Two  of  Jiis  chihben  were  : 

I.     Francis    Paul  Deiiys.    b.   1722,  Sieur  de   La  Thibeau- 

diere,  onicer.  m.  Marouorite,  dau.   of   Alex.  Celles- 

Duclos,  son  of  (iabriel,   Sieur  du  Sailly,  Civil   and 

Criminal  Judt^e  at  Montreal  in  l(ir)2.      Children  : 

it.   Louis,  b. 


KoiiSYTM    I)K    FItONSAC. 


25 


^M^'u 


CHATEAU    DE    UAMEZAY. 


II. 


/'.   I'iiul,  killed  ill  war  of  1777. 
c.  Marie  Arcliiiiige.  b.  17")7,  at  Detroit. 
(7.  Elizahetli.  I..  170(1. 
I'hilipj)e  Deiiys,  Sunir  ,(>■    La    l{n,„1e,  eaptaiu   of   a  de- 
tacliineiit    of    marines ;    m.,    (^)uel)ee,    17o:),   Louise 
Marguerite,  dau.  of   Jean  Hai)tiste  Gaillard,  son  of 
Gulllaiune,    Seigneur    de    Tlsle    et    Comte    de    St. 
Laurent,  Royal  Couneillor,  etc.       Cliildren  : 
<f.  Philippe  Ambroise,  b.  175'). 
h.   lioeli,  b.  and  d.  175."). 


DHNYS     UH     VITRb. 

Chahles  Dknvs,  Sieur  de  Vitrei  and  Sieiir  de  La  Trinite, 
second  son  of  Simon,  Sieur  de  La  Trinitt^,  Councillor  for  the 
king:    m.,    ICGS,    Quebec,    Catherine,    dau.    of   Charles   de 


2(; 


FORSYTH     I>K    I'ltoNSAC. 


LosU'limii.    .)f    St.     Xirolas     d.-s     Cliimips.    I'iiiis.    d.    17<>:i. 
( 'liildivn  : 

I.  Catlieiinc  IMiillipiJe,  I).  ltiT2. 

II.  Murie  (ialuielle.  m.,  Ki.ST.  I'u'iic  IH'.scua  nic. 

III.  Cliark's,  >S;,'„r  <li'   Vl1n\  Councillor  of  the  king:  m.,  at 

Lorettc,    1700,    (liarlottc,    <laM.  ol"    .lean    Chretien. 

Cliildren  : 
,1.  Charles  And)()ise,  1)..  (^iel)ee.  1T<I<I  i  d.  1701. 
A.   Charles  I'anl.  I).  17<>2;  d.  170:'.. 


DENYS     DE     ST.     ShWON. 


I'AUi.  1)i:nvs.  :')d  son  of  Simon  Denys,  Sieur  de  l.a  Ti'inite. 
was  Sieur  di-  St.  Simon.  lie  was  (uand  Provost  of  the 
''Mareehaussee;"'  m..  (^)uel)ee,  1(178.  Marie  Madeleine,  dan.  of 
Jean  Dujieyras,  Sieur  de  Santerre  ;  secondly.  Marie  I'heresa, 
dan.  of    l"iiaee  I)u(diesnav,  Sieur  de    P.eauport.      lie  d.  17:)7. 


Childien  : 

I.  Catherine,  h.  ICnO  :  m.  l)omini(|Ue  liei'^vron  ;  secondly. 

(iuillaume  (laillard. 

II.  Loui>e  Matleleine.  b.  lUHl. 

III.  Marie  Anyeliciue.  1)    1(184. 
\\ .       Marie  Antoinette.  1).  1('»8(1. 

V.         Charles  Paul.  h.  1(188  i  Scionenr  de  St.  Sim(»u;  Royal 
Ciuincilloi-  and    Provost    of    the    Marechaussee ;    d. 
1748:  m.  Marie  Joseph,  dan.  of   Louis  Prat.  Captain 
of  the  Port  of    (^Jnebec       Children  : 
<i.  Marie  Louise,  b.  1714:  d.  1717. 
//.   Marie  Ano-eliiiue,  b.  171(i. 
r.  .\viu\  Paid.  b.  1717. 
«/.   Matheu  Paul,  1».  1718. 

f.  Louise  Framboise,  1».  1722. 
/'.    Mai'ie  Madeleine,  b.  1724. 

g.  Marie  Jacquette,  1).  and  d.  1729. 

h.   Anne  Charlotte,  b.  Cliarlesbourg.  1730. 
i.    Paul  Charles,  b-  1733. 


FORSYTH    T>K    I'ltONSAO. 


27 


./.    Anioiiic  Cliuiles,  l>.  17:54;  d.  at    l.cs/.aiinf,  llavti, 
1 78;",. 

/-.   ("•itlieiiiie  Ano-elicpie.  I).  17-»(). 
/.     hoiiis  Acliillc,  1)   17:5S. 
///.  Iliioiies  Alatliurin,  h.  and  d.  1789. 
II.   (iiiillaumc  Matliuiiii,  I),  and  d.  1741. 
VI.     Kli/.ahetli.  h.  KIlM);  m.  Matlimin  Collet. 
\'II.    (riiillaunic  Einaniud  Theodore,  1).  lliltH,  Sieiir  ,1,-  Vitre  : 
III.    .Marie    Joseiili,    daii.   of     I^iyinoud    Hhii.se    Dcs 
Ileroeies,  r'aptaiii  of  Mariiu-s  and  Major-Coinman  1- 
ant  at  Three    l{ivers.     ('hildrcii : 
<i.  Theodore     Mathieu,     I).     1724:     Captain     French 
lioyal    Xavv,    made    jirisoner    In     the    Mii^lish, 
17o!t,  afterwards  entered  the  British   Navy;  d. 
Knii;land. 
h.  Marie  Niielle,  I).  172."). 
<:   Pierre  Marie,  h.  1727,  d.  17:50. 
\TII.   Alexandre,  h.  l()!Mi ;  {iriest. 

IX.  Marie  Anne,  h.  It'.HS;  in.  Miehel  Herthier. 

X.  .lean.  b.  17»»2. 

XI.  Chai'lotte  Fran(;oise,  b.  Charlesboiiro',  1704. 


28 


t'OKSYTH    DK    KlioNSAC. 


FORSYTH    OF    TAILZERTON 


Kiev.  .Iamios  Foksvth,*  of  'railzertoii  (son  of  .Joliii.  ami 
Miss  Livingston,  Forsytli,  sec  p.  7),  inherited  the  hinds  of 
Tailzerton  and  Kilsyth  I'.aster  from  his  motlier.  lie  was 
minister  to  tlie  chuivh  at  Airth  in  lOtJI,  and  to  tliat  at  Stir- 
ling in  1  (*»(!").  Ill"  married  a  danghter  and  heiress  of  l)rnce,t 
Laird  of  Gavell,  cadet  of  IJrncc  of  Airth  through  a  dangh- 
ter of  Sir  William  dc  Airth  of  tliat  ilk.     Lssuc,  a  son  : 

L  Jamks  F(>i;svTii,:j:  Ids  successor,  of  Tailzerton,  .Mend)cr 
of  the  Council  of  Stirling,  in  company  with  the  I)id<e  of 
Hamilton,  Earl  of  Calender,  Lords  {•'dphinston  and  Livingston 
of  Kilsyth,  the  I'^arl  of  Mar  being  the  convener  (lOHo).     Li 


*A(:t.  Scot.  I'arl.  (lfi()l-."i). 

t(ieneral  ,\rm()ry  (Hiifkc),  ridi  Hnicc  and  Aiitli.  Rev.  .Iiiiiies  I'orsydi  was  a 
t'aiiioiis  prcaclier.     Sermons  |)ul>lishiHl  at  London,  16('){). 

t  Het.  Scot.  Al)l)rov.  Inq.  Spi'c.  Siirlinu'  (277),  Sept.  1,  l()7(i :  "  llercs  tidlia  ct  pro- 
visionis  Majiistri  .lacol)!  Forsytli  dc  'railzcrtounc,  iua;,''islri  volii  Deiapiid  ecclesiiini  dc 
Stii'linj,^  .  .  .  in  tcnis  dc  Polinais,  vocatis  Polinais-Taii/.crtoiiii  i)fo  principal!,  tcr- 
ris  de  Kilsytli ;  Kaster  in  spccialc  wanantiiin  ciiniudMni." 


FnitSVTII     DF,    FIMtNSAr. 


29 


lUOO  lie  silt  in   Paiiiainciit,  as  -  Forsyth  of  (uivell."     Cliil- 
(Ircn  : 

1.   Jli>he<',-((*  II.    ir////aw,  see  below. 

I.  William  F(»i:svTiit  (son  of  .lames  Bruce  Forsytli,  as 
above)  was  l)uni  ICHT  :  nianted   freedom  of  (Jlasgow,  178;*): 

married     Klsi)et,    daughter    of  (Jerard    of    Walkerhill, 

County  Alu-rdeen.     A  son   was: 

I.  WiLiJAM  FonsvTif,  I)orn  Dee.  IS.  1721  ;  granted  free- 
d(.m  of  (ilasgow,  174(» :  married  Jean,  daughter  of  George 
l'hynn4  Lord  of  the  Corse  of  Monelly.      Issue: 

1.    (ii'in'iii\  b.  April  2,  17r)(i:  ni.  a  Miss  Taybrook. 
i'.    Willldiiu    b.    Ai)ril    .'),    17.")(i.      llis    daughter    m. 
i'l'of.  Means,   D.I).,  and   was    mother  of     IJev. 
W.    Means,    D.D.,  of    Disblair,  County    Aber- 
deen, 
o.  Alexander,^  b.  Nov.  17,  17.")M. 
4.  ./^/mf'-s  1).  .lune  2:5,  n.V.*;  Ca[)tain  of   Dragoons; 

m.  Aim,  daii.  of  John,  Hth  Baron  Colville.§J^ 
').    Tli'imas,  b.  March,  17<>1, 
<!.  '/oJui    (of   whom    hereafter).       See     Forsyth    of 

Ecclesgreig  Castle. 
7.  Ju>,ej>/i,    b.  June  24,  1704;  m.,   tirst.  Miss   Bell; 
second,  Alice,  daughter  of    Maj.  James    Bob- 
bins, B.A.     Issue  : 
a.   William. 

/>.  James   Bell,  b.  Dec  2.'),  180:5;  M.P.  for  (Que- 
bec.    Oue    sou   was    Burnet    Bell,   Captain 

*ltui.   Spof.    Slii-lin-    (342),  April  2fi,  1699:  "Ilcrcs  tiillia  et  provisioiiis,  .Jacobi 
Forsytli,  alius  Unu'c  ile  Giircll,  putris  in  icnis  de  I'olinais  liiinc  vocatis  Polinais-Tail- 
/ertouii    pro   principal!,   ct    in    speciale    warrantiitn   earundam   in  terris  de  Kilsyth 
Easter." 

t  Ecck'sijri'iii-  Mss. :  (  Vcsl    ol'   Tailzcrtoii,  a  dcnii-j^rillin    vert,  armed  and  nuni- 
l)cred;;ii.     Motto;  "  llestaurator  Itiiiinac." 

t  Another  daiiu-'litiT  or(;eo.  I'iiynn  was   niothei'  to   Hi"lit  Hon.  Edward   Ellico 

M.r. 

if  Eeclcsij^reij^  Mss. 

vS'>  Mnrke's  PccrHye  (Colville). 


30 


l''()i;SVTII    l>K    I'llONSAC 


♦  KItli  HiHcs,  wiis  Idst  ill  II  cyulone  on    hoard 
II. M.S.   ••Persia,"'   in     l»ay  nl'    Uciiual  ;    aii- 
otlier    was    (nl.    .I()sl'])Ii     I»c11     l''(irs\(li,   of 
Qiiuin'C.  Collt'ctor  of   IJcveiiiii'   in    IS'.MI. 
('.  'riionias,  Lieut.  Hiid  Foot. 
(/.  .loliii  Richardson. 
('.    I'Jiretta  .lane. 
f.    Marv  Ann. 
8.  V.W-r/-/,*  h.  17»»<i:  Knsinii  (list  Foot,  ITS:'.:  dsih 
Foot,   ITS"):    7'2d    b'ool,    178;"):   Lieutenant  7-d 
Foot,    17S7:    Captain    ll:ith    Foot,    n'.T):    '2d 
Battalion    \m\\   Foot,  171>o:    f'.Otli  Foot.     1705: 
Major    t'.Oth  Foot,   17!>7  ;    IJetircd   from  service 
liv  the  sale  of  his  commission,  ALirch  »».  LSO'2  ; 
died  1824. 
'.),   Ihio'ul,^  1).  Se[)t.  2,   17()7:  ni.  a  ^Flss  .lacksoii,  of 
Kendall,  Westmoreland.  Knyland.      Issue: 
<t.   William,    m.    Susan,    dan.    of    .ludge    Leigh 
(sister    of  Maj.    11.    Leigh.    l»8th    Foot)    of 
Madras  Presidency. 
}>.  .lames,  Lieut.  K.A. 
('.  (ieorge. 
'/.   Henry. 

f.   Emilv.  ni.  William  Skinner,  Barrister,  nepliew 
of   [light  Rev.  William   Skinner,  D.I).,  Lord 
Primate    of  Scotland   and    Hishoj)    of   Aher- 
deen. 
1(1.   Morn'x,  1).  .Ian.  27,  1771  :  ministei'  to  the  church 
at  Mortlach:  m.   Isahella,  dau.  of  James   Don- 
aldson, of   Kinairdie. 
11.  Jlxri/'iirf,  I).  May  o,  1777. 

*  Roconl  of  Services  of  Mil).    fJobert  For^ylli,   COtli    Ititlcs.     No.  73.")3.     F.  214. 
War  ortiL-e.     London,  Kii^^IuikI. 
t  F^cclesgreiii;  Mss. 


(p.  31.) 

Hy  royiil  license  the  For.sytliH  of  p]celestri'(.inr  uddcd  the 
n.'iiue  of  (inmt  in  1824,  und  <|iiurtered  the  (fnmt  anus  with 
llijit.of  Forsyth. 


FORSY  rn  OF  FCCLESGREIG  CASTLE. 

COUNTY   KINCARDINE.  SCOTLAND. 

.John  iMtiiSYTlf  (sou  nf  WiUimn  mikI  .lean  Phyim)  was  1>. 
Dec.  S,  17l'>2.  See  \k '2\K  lit-  caiiir  In  New  N'tilk  dlirilit;'  tiif 
American  IJcVdliitioii,  hut  wniild  not  icnduncf  his  allegiance 
to  tlie  kinn'.  and  was  one  ol'  the  I'nitiMl  l-'iiipire  Loyalists  wh(t 
setth'd  ill  Montreal  alter  17^;'..  Ih;  was  in  i)artiiershii>  there 
as  a  slii|i-owiiei'  and  lorfinn  merchant  with  another  l'nite(l 
I'impirc  Loyalist.  Ifon.  .lohn  l{icliards(»n.  I'rcst.ol'  the  Laeh- 
ine  (anal  ( 'onst  rnetion  ('oniiiany.  lie  ni.  Mai'y'aret.  dan.  ot 
("harh^s  (Irant.  tliiid  son  of  (Jrant.  Laiid  ol'  Kinworth. 
Children  : 

1.  \V//h\tut.\).   Feh.  10.  1S04:  sneeeeded   his    inicle. 

Fredeiic  ( irant.  to  the  estates  ot"  iCeclesurt'io' ; 
m.  I'^nretla.  dan.  of  .l(»se])li  l'"'orsytli,  Kini^'ston. 
(  anaila.      Issne  : 

((.  Frederic  (irant,  h.  Sept.  2,  IS:.!);  Captain  :5(1 
Hnssais.  A. !).('.  to  His  l-'.xcidleiicy.  the 
Mai(|nis  of  Loi'ne.  (iovernor-(  ieiu'i'al  of 
(anada:  aft(;rwards  \.l).('.  to  Tier  Majesty 
(yjiu'cn  N'ietoria  :  m.  Marearet.  dan.  of  Col. 
William  A.  ( )rr.  ( '.I).,  of   l>i'idneto\\  n. 

/-.  .lohn  .Joseph.  1).  <>et.  2:'),  1 S40  :  Captain  Ttitli 
Foot  :  ni.  Annie,  dan.  and  heiress  of  .lohn 
Littleton,  of  'I'rcwin.  St.  ( iermain.  (  'oinwall. 
I-jiU'land. 

c.    William,  l».  May  ^C.  1s4:):  Ca[)taiii  S^d  l'\)ot. 

(f.    (ieoro'e  .lames,  h.  March  7,  1S47. 

c.  Annie  (ires]fory.  ni.  William  Owen,  iliidn'c- 
stock.  ( it'ttydy\yl.  Carmarthenshire,  Wales. 

,/'.    Enretta  Alice. 

2.  -/ohti   lilackwooLl,  1).  Nov.    21,   ISO,'):     m.    Mary, 

dan.  of  Samnel  derrard,  of  Montreal.      Issne  : 


(p.  31.) 

Ctipt.  William  Forsyth,  of  the  82d  Foot,  m.  Minnie, 
dau.  of  Hon.  John  Bevcrlev  Robinson,  Lieut. -Governor  of 
Ontario,  and  son  of  Sir  John  Beverley  Robinson,  Bart. 


82 


roliSYTII    IH",    lltONSAr 


<i.  .loliii  (JciTiird,*  Major  .")7tli  Foot  ;  served 
with  most  (listiiimiisli(M|  nalliintry  in  the 
("I'inu'an  war:  dccoratiMl  with  the  (irand 
CrosN  of  (/ommaiidcr  of  the  lit'trioii  of 
Honor  by  Napoleon  III.,  witli  the  Sardinian 
War  Medal  1»\  the  Kin^'  of  Sardinia,  and 
with  the  N'ietoria  (ross  l>y  (^hieeii  N'ietoria  : 
in.  Kli/abe'h  l\t>lK'rta,(hui.  of  .lohn  Horseley, 
of  the  Madras  Civil  Service,  and  n-iand- 
daughter  of  John  15yiig',  5th  N'iscoinit 
Torrington. 

f>.  Frederic  Arthnr,  b.  April  i',  1S:)0  ;  Captain 
r>tli  Fusileers. 

(-.  Margaret,  h.  March  (i,  IS^I  :  ni.  |{ev.  C.  N. 
Williams,  M.A..  Kector  of  St.  Andrew's, 
Hereford,  ICnglaiid. 

(/.    Eiirettu  N'ivian,  1».  Dee.  S,  1S.")1. 
i).  J(tnc\    in.     Caj)t.     Geo.     Gregory,     lOth     Light 
Dragoons. 


FORSYTHS   OF   THE   FIRS. 

MORTIMER.   BERKSHIRE,  ENGLAND. 


I.    Thomas     Fonsvni,    of    l.iveri)oul;   ni.  .lane,    dan.  of 
William   Hamilton,  (ireenock.     Some  issue: 

1.  ll7///V///^  1).  1812  ;  ChanueUor's  Medallist  of  Caiii- 
hridge  I'niversity  and  Fellow  of  Tiinity  Col- 
lege, 1887:  at  IJar  (d"  inner  Temple.  1839 ; 
Counsel  for  Seeretaiy  of  State  for  India;  Coni- 
niissiouer  for  Cambridge  rniversity:  M.P.  for 
Cambridge,  I8r)9:  M.F.  for  Marylebone,  1874- 
1880 ;    author  of  (1)   "  Law    of   Compensation 

*  Moriraii's  "  Mio^rapliios  of  ( 'olphnited  Ciiiiadiaiis,"  p.  7'2S :  Major  Forsyth  was 
present  at  tlic  l)attlc3  ol'lialaklava,  Iiikcniiann,  Sebiistopol,  and  Tlic  Quanics,  and  led 
e  stonnitig  party  at  tlic  Redan  and  at  Ivinlfourii. 


I'OIISVTII    Hi:    FItONSAC. 


88 


witli  (  rcditors,'"  ( i* )  ••  I  Inrfciisiiis,  or  llic  Du- 
ties of  iiii  .\il\iMiitt'."  ( ;> )  ••  Law  iclatiiin'  in  tlic 
( 'ustoily  III  lnraiits,"  (  4  )  ••  I  list(»iv  i>l'  the  Trial 
1)\  .liirv,*"  (."))  ••  Nii|i(pl('nii  at  St.  I  Iriciia.'"  («'» ) 
••Lilt'  (if  ( 'icero,"   (7)   "•  ( 'ascs  and  ( )jiiiii(iii.s  in 


(^iMstitiitidiial  Law."  (S)  ••  Novels  and  XoncI- 
ists  (if  the  Lstli  Ct'iituiT,""  (0)  '•  llaniiilial  in 
Italy,"  (10)  ••  I^ssays.  ( 'ritical  and  Narrative," 
(11)  •' Scdavonic  Provinces  Smitli  (if  the  Dan- 
nlif."  etc.:  ni.,  lii'st.  Marv.  dan.  (if  (Jeo.  I^yall. 
ALl*.  I'(ir  London:  second.  ( iedij^iaiia  ('liar- 
lotte,  dan.  (if  Tlios.  I'lnnnuei'.  Ls(|.,  and  uraiid- 
(lan.  of  Sir  'I'Ikis.  IMninnici-.  .Master  (if  the  Kdlls. 
'1.  TlmiiKts  />niii//((.s,*  I).  lSi!T:  toiil\  four  nic(lals  at 
the  rni\ei'sity  exandnations :  .Asst.  Coininis- 
sioner  in  the  I'nnjali,  India,  l!^48;  decorated 
('oni[)anion  of  tlu'  IJath  for  active  service  in 
su[)jirt'ssino'  the  mutiny  of  IS")!:  Secretai'v  of 
Oiulh,    ISoS:    (Mvil   Jud^e    of    Pnnjab.     IH.VJ ; 

*  Burlte's  Peerage  —  List  of  Orders  ol'  tlic  Bath  and  Star  ot  India. 


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FORSYTH    DK    I'ltONSAC^ 


Hmhassiulor  to  Yiirkuiid.  ISTO;  I\iiv(»v,  1878; 
for  illustrious  service  in  ludiii,  iniidc  Kiii<rht 
Coniiiiaiider  of  the  Star  of  India,  1874:  I''.iivoy 
t(i  tlie  kiii<if  of  Biiniiali,  187*). 


FORSYTH  OF  GLENGORM 

ARGYLLSHIRE,  SCOTLAND. 

L  .Iamks  Fousvth  (descended  from  the  For)<i/fhs  of 
TalLzt'fto)!)  \vv.:>  .LI*.  an<l  Dejmty  l^ieutenant  of  the  county ; 
ni.  Maria  .Mu^dellena,  dau.  of  Emanuel  Muller,  {^i  Clifton, 
(jloucestersliire.     A  sou  was  : 

1.  'f<(mcx  Xiii'l  Midla-  Farsi/f/,,  ]).  1S44:  m.,  187:2, 
Mary,  dau.  of  Thomas  Couslal)le,  of  Kirklaud, 
Mi(Uothiau.  .James  was  Lieutenant  82d  Foot 
and  Magistrati    for  County  Argyle. 


FORSYTH   OF   WHITSOME. 

NEWTON.   BERKSHIRE.  EN(iLAND. 

I.  Iviov.  .LvMEs  1n»i;svtii.  D.I).,  of  Aherdeen  (descended 
frou'  Forsyth  of  Tailzerton);  m.  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Kobert 
Brown,  of  Whitsome-Newtou.      Issue  : 

1.  Uohert  lii-nini  Foi\s//fhA).  ^X■U  i  Asst.  Surgeon 
18lh  Lgt.  Dragoons;  afterwards  Magistrate  for 
the  County  Ucrwick  :  and  meudxM'  of  the  Royal 
College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  at  I'^.din- 
burgh  ;  m.  Temix',  dau.  of  Loftus  T.  L.  (Uarke, 
F.ILS..  and  Barrister  at  Law,  Calcutta. 
•2.  -loin,  X,  1).  1841. 


Note.  —  This  brunch  of  the 
armorials. 


.^ave   recentlv  made  other  additions  to  their 


FORsvTii   dp:  fi;()Nsa<' 


35 


FORSYTH  OF  CROMARTY  AND  ELGIN. 


.Ia.mks  I-'oitsYTH,  :j(l  son  of  W'illiiiiii  of  I)\kes  (seei).  7). 
kit't  (iiiite  ii  posterity,  who  iirc  considenihly  scattered.  One 
of  his  sons  w  as  : 

Wir.MA.M  l'\)i;sv'rii.  of  I)ai'niU('kety,  who  ni.  .lean  Thomson. 
Their  chihh'en  were  : 

I.  -lAMhs.  m.  at  Cromarty  Sept.  :>0,  ITi'O.  Kathcrine 
]\Iorison  :    d.  IT^)!*,  k'aviny': 

1.    WillliDiK*  merchant  and   mayistrate  at  Cromartw 
h.  ITiil:    m.  1st.   Mary  Unssell  :   I'd,  Kli/.ahctli. 
(hiu.  of   Kev.  Patrick  (irant,  of    Dnthel.  Strath- 
spey, incuml)ent  of  Niyg.  Kosshire.     Issue: 
a.  William. 
h.   Patrick. 
r.  James. 
(7.   \\'ilUam. 
e.  IsabeUa. 
/.  Margaret.     All  died  in  infancy. 


*  I.ilV  (.1'  William  FuiNVtli,  liy  Ilii^ii  Miliar. 


r 


■HIIIMi 


3(3 


i'()i;svrii   DK  FitoxsAC. 


//.  .lohii.  I).  ( 'loiimrty,  177I> :  in  c-ivil  service  of 
lieiio-al :  in.  iit  Ciileutta,  ISK),  Mary  Ann 
I'^ariiier  :  liis  dan..  Maiy  VA'r/..,  1).  Caleuttu, 
1817.  ni.  Ileiirv  II.  Ilarvcod.  .1.1*.  and 
D.L.  for  Co.  Middlesex,  wliose  children  are 
Henry  W.  Forsyth  Harwood,  barrister  of  the 
Inner  Temple,  anothei-  son,  and  a  danghter. 

/^  Catharine,  ni.  Isaai-  Forsytli,  of  lOlo'in. 

/.   Isabella,  ni.  Ah'X.  Mackenzie,  Captain  in  Koyal 
Marines,  an<l  <>i'andson  of  Sii'  iJoderie  Mac- 
kenzie, 2d  Bart,  of  Scatwell. 
±  Aim,  h.  172."). 

3.  'Jolni^  settled  at  Dinu'wall. 

4.  Aiilntr,  nierehant. 
ir.  Klsi'kt.  1).  1704. 

III.  Alkxandf.i;,  h.  1707;  merchant  and  mao-istrate  at 
Filyin  :  m.  1st.  Marn'aict  Hoss:  2d,  Ann,  dan.  of  William 
Harrold,  by  wife,  a  Miss  (iordon.  dan.  of  Cordon,  laird  of 
Cairnlield,  IJanffsiiii'e.  Mr.  Harrold  was  a  folh)werof  Prince 
Charles  I'M.  Stnart.  and  was  robbed  of  eveiythino-  by  the 
brntal  foUowers  of  flie  l)ru(al  Duke  of  Cnmberhmd.  Mr. 
Forsyth  was  one  of  the  most  pi'ominent  citizens  oi  lOlgin. 
He  had  21  childi'en,  of  nhom  a  fe\\-  were  : 

1.  -Iiiln).   m.  Sophie,  dan.  (»f   Kev.  I'atricl<  (irant.  of 

Nin'L>',  Kosshire.  and  his  dan.  Ann  m.  Adam 
Longmore.  of  tin-  Conrt  of  F.x('lie(|nei'.  F.din- 
bnr!:;!!. 

2.  FjJIzdIx'tlu,  m.  Thomas  Stepiien,  Provost  of  I'^lg-in. 
8.  '/"xc/i/i,   I).   Flgin  :    author  of  the    "  Anti(|uitics, 

Arts,  and  Letters  of  Italy,*'  etc. 
4.   /.sv/<^'.  luithor  of  "' Memoii'c  i»f  Joseph  Forsyth;" 
m.  Catlieiine.  dan.  of  William  Forsyth,  of   Cro- 
marty, and  had  : 

(/.   Flizabeth. 

/).  Isabella. 

e.  Catherine. 


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FOltSVTIl     DK    I'MtONSAT.  37 

(/.   Anil,    111.    Williiiiii     Duncan    Macandrew,    of 
Liver|)(H)l  aixl  I^lgin,  whose  sons  arc  Major- 
(leiieral    Isaac    l'\)rs\th    Macandiew,  of   tlu' 
IJengal    Staff    Corps,  and    William    Macan- 
drew, Ks([uire. 
f.  Justiiia.  111.  Artliur  Duff,  Slicriff-clcrk  of   Mo- 
raysliirc. 
I\'.  AuTiiri;.  went  to  America  with  iiis  family  and  settled 
in  New  York  State. 

iris  cliildren  were  .lolm  and  Timothy,  with  perliaps  (Jilhert 
and  .lason,  who  went  from  Counecticut  and  settled  in  King's 
Co..  Nova  Scotia,  about  17<)0. 

I.  Joiix,  son  of  Arthiu',  m.  a  Miss  Smith,  of  Lyme,  Ct., 
who  claimed  descent  from  the  Princess   Pocahontas.     Issue  : 

1,  Ri(sse/l  (hereafter). 

2.  Dtnia. 
8.    Gcon/e. 

4.   .1  <htii..  111.  Mr.    Iiathhone,  of   Albany,  the  father 

of  Ceil.  Ivalliboiic. 
1.    /»V/.*-'.sv7/  (as  above ),  physician   in  Albany:   m.  Sa- 
rah  Seymour,   of    the  faniil}'  of    Gov.    Horatio 
Seymour.      Issue: 
(I.   Doimlas. 

/'.   William    Wallace,  m.  Cornelia    Kane  Strouo', 
niece  of    Dr.    Ivaiie,  the  explorer,  and    de- 
sceii(huit  of  (Joveriior  Wiuthrop.      Issue: 
i.   Emily    Howe.    iii.    Ilerman    I»ruen,    of 
N.V.,     and     had     Ivniily     Howe     and 
Ileiman. 
ii.  Sarali  Seymour,  m.    Mattliias    Kllis,   of 
South  Carver.  Mass.,  their  daii.  Zaidee 
(wlu»  111.  Thos.   v.  (Jaff,  of  Cincinnati) 
and  Helena, 
iii.   Ixussell,    iii.    Helena    Annette,    daii.    of 
Benj.   Davies  K.  Craig,  of   X.Y.  city, 
and  had  Beatrice. 


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KnltSVTH    DI-:    I'ltoNSAC. 


II.  TiMoTiiv.  son  (•!'  Aitliiir,  iii. ,  and  hud: 

1.    Gcnr<i<'  (hei'eat'ter). 
'1.    Ihiri.L 
•J.  Sioiford. 
4.  Frederic. 
(JKoitcE  (as  a])OVi').  ni.  I.ucy,  dau.  of  Abiier  Flowe.     He 
d.  IcSiil.     Issue: 

1.  Orlainio. 

2.  Amawht  M.,  1).  180t> ;  in.  Darwin  Hill,  of  Clark- 

son,  N.^'.,  and  had : 
((.  Cornelia    Frances.    1>,  ls;^>2;  ni.  Tlios.  Soutli- 

wortli.  Holly,  N.Y. 
A.   Helen      Louise,    b.    1.S.84 :     in.     K.    Bradford 

(Ireenleaf,  Milwaukee. 
i\  Mary  Seymour,  b.  IS'id  :  ni.  AV.    II.  Koo-ers, 

Mount  Vernon.  ( ). 
(/.  Harriet  Evelyn. 
e.  Emma  Amanda. 
•^.    liuxse/I. 

4.  Lxcij,  1).  1812;   in.  Hon.  .1.  I).  Perkins. 
.").    Geon/e   ILiiiu'/fon,   i).   1(S1:>:    m.    .Inlia    Harman. 
He  d.  IS")!.     Issue  : 
rt..  Ijucy. 
f>.  Amanda. 
c.  William. 
<!.  Atuie.  b.   1815:  m.   \V.   M.  (i<»rliiiin.  M.I).,  New- 

biiroh.  N.Y. 
7.  Jane. 


FORSYTH    I)E    FRONSAP.  39 


FORSYTH,  OF  NEWBURGH,NEW  YORK. 

Thrff  brothers.  Alcxiiiider,  .loliii,  and  a  third  (who  went 
to  Soiitli  America),  grandsons  of  Ak'xandei',  merchant  of 
Rlgin  (see  p.  •)•>),  are  given  l)eh)w: 

I.  Alkxandkr,  h.  .Inly  ."),  17S7,  Came  to  Martlia's  \'ine- 
yard,  180-S.  lie  settled  in  Maine,  and  m.  at  rarmington, 
Deborali,  (hui.  of  l^phraim  Norton,  grand-uncle  of  r/illlan 
JVonlica,  the  prima  donna.      His  chihb'cn  were: 

1.  Jamea    /inuider,     b.      h'armington.         Mavor    of 

( 'hi'lsea,  Mass.,  two  terms.  IFc  was  a  [)hvsiciaii 
of  high  standing.  IFe  m.  Octavia  Auo-usta, 
dau.  of  .Joseph  IJaiion.  Prest.  of  tlie  P)rantle 
Bank  of    Boston.      Ills  chihh'en  nvv  : 

a.  Sarah  E.,  m.  Allen  E.  Eiigles,  M.D.,  surgeon 
U.S.N. 

f>.  Annie,  d.  s.  p. 

c.  Margaret  rio[)kins,  m.  Arthur  Biatt,  Boston. 

(L  Isabella,  d.  s.  [>. 

2.  Ephnnnuh.  Farmington.     Merchant  in  Gardinei', 

Mc. :  m.  Emily  Williamson,  relative  of  William- 
son, the  historian.     Children  : 
<i.  Martha,  m.  Charles  Duren,  (lielsea. 
/>.   Alex,  b.  l(S7o,  (Jardiner. 
8.  Elizahetli^h.  Farmington,  Sept.  3,  1813  ;  m.  Henry 
Stone.     Children  : 
a.  Lucy  Augusta. 
4.    Geo)-(j<',\).  Farmington,  .July  !•,  181.").     Merchant; 
m.  Rebecca,  dau.    of    Samuel    Kichaidson,    of 
Princetown.  Mass.     ( 'hildren  : 
a.  Harriette  A.,  m.  .lolni  (^uincy  Adams,  of  Derry, 
N.II.,  now  of  Chelsea,  whose  son,  William 
B.,  m.  Addie,  dau.  of  Edwin  Smyth,  of  East 
Boston,    and    lias    a     dau.,   Hester  Forsyth 
Adams,  b.  1893. 


40 


FOHSYTH    DK    I  ItONSAC. 


h,   Isiiht'lla  InstiUiec,  d.  s.  p. 

r.   Wiilti'i'.  1).  Chelsea,  111.  Aiigie  IC,  dau.  of  Capt. 
!•:.  \\.  Wiiicliestei',  iJostoii.     Cliildren: 
i.    Aiiiialiella.  d.  s.  p. 
ii.  Eiiiest    \\'.,  d.  s,  p. 
(L  .lames  Uraiidi.T,  h.  Chelsea.  ISo"),  of  the  lii'in 
of    Stone    \-     l-'orsyth.    Devonshire    street, 
IJoston  :  111.  I'lli/ahetii.  dau.  t)f  Capt.  (,'lifton 
lUanchard,  I'.S.W 

5.  Ale.iudiilcr.    h.     I'^ariiiiiii^loii,    1819.     Gentleman 

farmer. 

6.  lVII/i(i)H,  1).  ["'arinington,  1822,  d.  s.  p. 

II.  John,  b.  Alierdeeii.  ITiH.  lie  eaiiie  to  Newburgh, 
New  York,  where  he  m.  .laiiel  Ciirrie.     Children  : 

1.  JoJin,  Doctor  of  Divinity  and  LL.D.,  educated  at 

Kdinlmrnh.  Prof,  at  Princeton  College,  N'.V., 
and  Chaplain  at  I'.S.  Military  Academy,  West 
Point;  d.  1887,  without  issue. 

2.  Ji'ii/irrt  Alexan(h')\\),   Xewburgh,  N.^'..  1<S14  :  m. 

Charlotte  Pierson,  dau.  of  Samuel  VV^illiams,  of 

Ncwbiiro-h  ;  d.  IST^).      ('hildreii: 

tt.   Mary  W..  m.   I].  A.  W'ikes,  of  Poughkeei)sie, 

and  had,  Mary  Porsyth  and    Forsyth  Wikes. 

b.  (ieorge  Wallace,  l>.  1854  ;  in.  I'iinily  X'ermilye, 

dau.  of  .lohn  E.  P)Urrill.  of  New  York  city. 

3.  Jaahi'/ld,  1).  Ni-wbiirgh,  in.  Mr.  LittU". 

4.  'lamcx    Cfiriiitic,    b.  Newburgh  ;  m.  at     Kingston, 

N.^'.,  Mary  Catiierine,  dau.  of  Severyn  I»ruyu, 
son  of  Lieut.-Col.  Jacol)Us  Severyn  IJriiyn. 

III.  TiiK  'riiiitD  S(tN  went  to  South  Amerit-a,  and  one  of 
Ills  descendants  was  the  late;  Iviulkner  Foisyth. 

It  is  to  this  lamily  iilso  IliiU  Dr.  Alex.  Forsyth  hcloiijrcd,  who  iiivGiiteil  ttii'  pcrcus- 
sioii-l(jck  iiiul  fill  minute  which  icvoliitioiiized  the  art  of  war.  Napoleon  III.  olVereil 
hiin  the  title  of  count,  and  Ij  10,000  for  his  invention,  hut  he  refused  and  jrave  it  freely 
to  the  Kritish  ^overnnieut,  and  while  derivin;f  the  ;;reatest  henelit  from  his  invention, 
an  ungrateful  dynasty  allowed  him  to  die  in  poverty  and  neglect.  (See  Encyclopedia 
Britaunica. ) 


(p.  40.) 


James  Brander  Forsyth  married  Kutli  instead  of  Eliza- 
beth. 


